Johnny-Bum, subs. (old).—A jack-ass.—Grose (1785); Lex. Bal. (1811).
Johnny-Cake, subs. (American).—A New-Englander.
Johnny-Haultant, subs. (nautical).—A merchant sailor’s name for a
man-o’-war’s-man—Clark Russell.
Johnny-Bates’-Farm.—See Bates’ Farm.
Johnny-Bono, subs. (East-end).—Generic for an Englishman.
Johnny-Darby, subs. (old).—(1). A policeman, (2) in pl. handcuffs.
Johnny Newcome, subs. (common).—A new-born child. Also (nautical) an
inexperienced youngster; landsman in general.
1837. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, [ed. 1862] p. 201. Now to young
Johnny Newcome he seems to confine hers, Neglecting the poor little
dear out at dry-nurse.
Johnny Raw, subs. (common).—1. A recruit; a novice.
1819. Moore, Tom Crib, p. 18. A prettier treat Between two Johnny
Raws ’tis not easy to meet.
1825. Scott, St. Roman’s Well, xxv. Well, I can snuff a candle and
strike out the ace of hearts; and so, should things go wrong, he
has no Jack Raw to deal with, but Jack Mowbray.
1828. Jon Bee, Picture of London, p. 2. The designations of Johnny
Raw, Greenhorn or Youkel, whereby they hope to lessen his
pretensions to equality with themselves on the score of
town-knowledge.
1837. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, p. 258 [ed. 1862]. Antonio, like
most of those sage Johnny Raws.
1891. Stevenson, Kidnapped, p. 39. You took me for a country
Johnnie Raw? with no more mother-wit or courage than a
porridge-stick.
1887. Sydney (N. S. W.) Bulletin, 26 Feb. p. 12. He was a
new-chum—a regular Johnny-raw.