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John-Barleycorn. 69 Johnnie.
dramatic slang, to JOHN AUDLEY a play
means to cut it down to a comfortable
brevity.
1893. EMERSON, Signor Lio, V.
One said, JOHN AUDLEY that means
leave off !
JOHN-BARLEYCORN, subs. (common).
— Beer. For synonyms see DRINKS
and SWIPES.
1791. BURNS, Tam O'Shanter.
Inspiring, bold JOHN BARLEYCORN.
JOHN BLUNT, subs. phr. (common).
— A plain-spoken man. See also
JOCK BLUNT.
JOHN-CHEESE, subs. (common).—A
clown. Also JOHN TROT.
JOHN COLLINS, subs. phr. (Australian)
. —See quo t.
1865. The Australasian, 24 Feb. p.
8. .. . That most angelic of drinks for a
hot climate—a JOHN COLLINS (a mixture
of soda water, gin, sugar, lemon and
ice).
JOHN CHINAMAN, subs.phr.(old).—
A Chinaman ; the Chinese collectively.
JOHN COMPANY, subs. phr. (old). —
The Hon. East India Company.
1808. Lord Mini° in India, 184.
Preparations to save JOHNNY COMPANY'S
cash.
1852. ',fem. Col. Maintain, 293.
JOHN COMPANY whatever may be his
faults is infinitely better than Downing
street.
1880. Sat. Review, Feb. 14, p. 220.
Doubt as to whether there were any
such person as JOHN COMPANY.
JOHN DAVIS, subs. (American).—
Money : otherwise READY JOHN.
For synonyms see ACTUAL and
GILT.
JOHNIAN, subs. (Cambridge university).—A
student of St. John's
College : also JOHNIAN PIG or
HOG—see HOG, subs. sense 3.
Also as adj.: e.g. JOHNIAN blazer,
JOHNIAN melody etc.
1785. GRosE, Vulg. Tongue, S.V.
HOG. . JONIAN HOGS an appellation given
to the members of St. John's College
Cambridge.
1829. PRAED, Poems, 'The Vicar '.
Sit in the Vicar's seat : you'll hear The
doctrine of a gentle JOHNIAN.
1841. Westminster Rev.,xxxv . 236.
The JOHNIANS are always known as pigs.
They put up a new organ the other day
which was immediately christened
Baconi Novum Organum.'
JOHN LONG THE CARRIER. To STAY
FOR (or SEND BY) JOHN LONG
THE CARRIER, verb. phr. (old).
—To wait a long time ; to postpone
for an indefinite time.
JOHNNIE (or JOHNNY), subs. (common).—
I. A policeman : also
JOHNNY DARBY.
1851. MAYHEW, Lond. Lab. &c.
154. The JOHNNYS On the water are
always on the look-out, and if they sees
any on us about we has to cut our lucky.
1878. BESANT and RICE, By Celia's
Arbour, vi. We might run up and down
the slopes or on the ramparts. .
without rebuke from the JOHNNIES, the
official guardians of the walls.
1886. Graphic, Jan. 30, p. 13e, col. x.
Constables used to be known as JOHNNY
DARBIES, said to be a corruption of the
French gensclarmes, and they are still
occasionally called JOHNNIES.
2. (general).—An acquaintance ;
a young man about town. Also =
a sweetheart, male or female : e.g.
My JOHNNY.
1724-27. RAMSAY, Bonny Tweedside,
in Wks. ii. 245. And let us to
Edinburgh go Where she that is bonny,
May catch her a JOHNNY, And never
lead apes below.
1883. Punch, August x8, p. 84, col. 2.
Ah 1 who is more brave than your JOHNNY