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Johnny-on-the-spot

Johnny-on-the-spot noun: a person who is conveniently in the right place when needed.

Noun

Johnny-on-the-spot (plural Johnny-on-the-spots or Johnnies-on-the-spot)

  1. (US, slang) A person who is conveniently in the right place when needed.

Forms of Johnny-on-the-spot

pluralJohnny-on-the-spots
pluralJohnnies-on-the-spot

Questions about Johnny-on-the-spot

What does Johnny-on-the-spot mean?
Johnny-on-the-spot means a person who is conveniently in the right place when needed.
What part of speech is Johnny-on-the-spot?
Johnny-on-the-spot is a noun.
What is the plural of Johnny-on-the-spot?
The plural of Johnny-on-the-spot is Johnny-on-the-spots.

Words near Johnny-on-the-spot in the dictionary

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

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