Johnny Reb

[ reb ]

noun

, Informal.

1. U.S. History. a Confederate soldier.
2. a native or inhabitant of the southern U.S., especially of one of the former Confederate states; southerner.

Johnny Reb

noun

1. informal.
   (in the American Civil War) a Confederate soldier

Word History and Origins

Origin of Johnny Reb¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Word History and Origins

Origin of Johnny Reb¹

C19: from rebel (n)