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Johnny-jump-up

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Johnny-jump-up

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From Johnny + jump + up.

noun Johnny-jump-ups

  1. Canada, US 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. Canada, US Viola bicolor (American field pansy)
  3. Canada, US Viola cornuta (tufted pansy)
  4. Canada, US Viola pedunculata (California golden violet)
  5. Canada, US Viola tricolor (heartsease, wild pansy, pansy, et al.)
  6. Volatinia jacarina (blue-black grassquit bird)
  7. Synonym of baby bouncer.

    Similar: baby bouncer

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Johnny-jump-up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/johnny-jump-up

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@misc{johnny_jump_up_2026,
  title = {Johnny-jump-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/johnny-jump-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}