Johnny onions

noun

A Breton agricultural labourer who travelled through English cities selling onions from a bicycle.

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Meanings

nounJohnny onions (plural Johnny onions)
  1. UKhistoricalA Breton agricultural labourer who travelled through English cities selling onions from a bicycle.
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APA

Johnny onions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnny%20onions

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“Johnny onions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnny%20onions. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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