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onion Johnny

onion Johnny noun: a Breton farmer and agricultural labourer on a bicycle who sells distinctive pink onions door to door in Great Britain.

Noun

onion Johnny (plural onion Johnnies)

  1. (historical) A Breton farmer and agricultural labourer on a bicycle who sells distinctive pink onions door to door in Great Britain.

Forms of onion Johnny

pluralonion Johnnies

Questions about onion Johnny

What does onion Johnny mean?
Onion Johnny means a Breton farmer and agricultural labourer on a bicycle who sells distinctive pink onions door to door in Great Britain.
What part of speech is onion Johnny?
Onion Johnny is a noun.
What is the plural of onion Johnny?
The plural of onion Johnny is onion Johnnies.

Words near onion Johnny in the dictionary

  1. onion flutes
  2. onion fly
  3. onion grass
  4. onion grasses
  5. onion Johnnies
  6. onion Johnny
  7. onion maggot
  8. onion maggots
  9. onion network
  10. onion networks
  11. onion paper

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