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Johnny-jump-up

Johnny-jump-up noun: any of several violets or pansies.

Noun

Johnny-jump-up (plural Johnny-jump-ups)

  1. (Canada, US) Any of several violets or pansies.
    • He spoke almost dreamily, as if he was all by himself, out in the woods, picking johnny-jump-ups.1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 6
    1. (Canada, US) Viola bicolor (American field pansy)
    2. (Canada, US) Viola cornuta (tufted pansy)
    3. (Canada, US) Viola pedunculata (California golden violet)
    4. (Canada, US) Viola tricolor (heartsease, wild pansy, pansy, et al.)
  2. Volatinia jacarina (blue-black grassquit bird)
  3. Synonym of baby bouncer.
    Synonyms:
    baby bouncer

Synonyms of Johnny-jump-up

Forms of Johnny-jump-up

pluralJohnny-jump-ups

Origin of Johnny-jump-up

From Johnny + jump + up.

Questions about Johnny-jump-up

What does Johnny-jump-up mean?
Johnny-jump-up means any of several violets or pansies.
What part of speech is Johnny-jump-up?
Johnny-jump-up is a noun.
What is the plural of Johnny-jump-up?
The plural of Johnny-jump-up is Johnny-jump-ups.

Words near Johnny-jump-up in the dictionary

  1. Johnny rook
  2. Johnny rooks
  3. Johnny Turk
  4. Johnny-come-latelies
  5. johnny-come-lately
  6. Johnny-jump-up
  7. Johnny-jump-ups
  8. Johnny-on-the-spot
  9. Johnny-on-the-spots
  10. Johnny-one-note
  11. Johnny-one-notes

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