Johnny-jump-up

noun

Etymology

From Johnny + jump + up.

  1. inherited from *upp
  2. inherited from *upp
  3. inherited from upp
  4. inherited from up
  5. compounded as johnny-jump-up — “Johnny + jump + up

Definitions

  1. Any of several violets or pansies.

    • He spoke almost dreamily, as if he was all by himself, out in the woods, picking johnny-jump-ups.
  2. Volatinia jacarina (blue-black grassquit bird)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA