Johnny (slang)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
British slang term.
The slang "Johnny" is late 19th-century British informal speech meaning "a fellow" or "a chap" — sometimes with a slightly mocking or self-deprecating tone.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Hall Pycroft said "I shall feel what a soft Johnny I have been." (STOC [1]).
