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Johnny One-note

Johnny One-note is the alternative form of Johnny-one-note.

Meaning of Johnny-one-note

Noun

Johnny-one-note (plural Johnny-one-notes)

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic) A person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.
  2. (Canada, US, idiomatic) An opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects which is frequently expressed by a person or organization.
    • Whether his boss (Hearst) had told him to get off his Johnny-one-note of hate toward labor leaders, foreigners and New Dealers, or whether Pegler had decided all by himself to change his tune, no one knew.1945 July 9, “The Press: Confessions of a Grouch”, in Time, volume 46, number 1, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2013

Noun capitalized: Johnny one-note

Johnny one-note (plural Johnny one-notes)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Johnny-one-note.

Forms of Johnny One-note

pluralJohnny One-notes
pluralJohnny one-notes

Questions about Johnny One-note

What is Johnny One-note the alternative form of?
Johnny One-note is the alternative form of Johnny-one-note.
What part of speech is Johnny One-note?
Johnny One-note is a noun.
What is the plural of Johnny One-note?
The plural of Johnny One-note is Johnny One-notes.

Words near Johnny One-note in the dictionary

  1. Johnny no mates
  2. Johnny on a pony
  3. Johnny on the pony
  4. Johnny One Note
  5. Johnny One Notes
  6. Johnny One-note
  7. Johnny One-notes
  8. Johnny onions
  9. Johnny Raw
  10. Johnny Raws
  11. Johnny Reb

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Johnny One-note (page history and authors); Johnny one-note (page history and authors); Johnny-one-note (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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