Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

johnny-jump-up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: john-ny-jump-up
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several violets or pansies.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Any of several violets or pansies.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Any of several violets or pansies.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Any of several violets or pansies.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Any of several violets or pansies.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

Volatinia jacarina (blue-black grassquit bird)

noun

Synonym of baby bouncer.

Example Sentences

"He spoke almost dreamily, as if he was all by himself, out in the woods, picking johnny-jump-ups."

Etymology

From Johnny + jump + up.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

Johnny-jump-ups (plural)

Synonyms

baby bouncer bird's-foot violet pansy violet wood violet viola pedata wild pansy heartsease love-in-idleness pink of my john viola tricolor

Questions

What does johnny-jump-up mean?: Any of several violets or pansies.
Where does johnny-jump-up come from?: From Johnny + jump + up.

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