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gary | johnny |

As a proper noun gary

is .

As a noun johnny is

(slang) a condom.

gary

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A town in Indiana, and other US places named for persons with the surname Gary.
  • A city in South Dakota
  • , popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.

    • Quotations

    * 1957 Meredith Willson: The Music Man : Gary, Indiana ( a song) : *: Gary , Indiana! *: What a wonderful name! *: Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame. *: Gary , Indiana, as Shakespeare would say, *: Trips along softly on the tongue this way * 1964 Anne Tyler: If Morning Ever Comes . Severn House 1983. page 52: *: "Gary' s an awful name. Whatever he's like. It reminds me of a G.I. man with a crew cut, and 'Mom' tattooed on his chest, and lots of pin-up pictures on his wall."

    Anagrams

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    johnny

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .

    • Derived terms

    * Johnny Canuck * Johnny-come-lately * Johnny Crapaud * Johnny Reb * stage-door Johnny

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A jack (the playing card)
  • A nickname for Confederate soldiers, used by the Union soldiers in the (1861-1865).

    • References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 English diminutives of male given names ----