Johnny-jump-up

noun

Any of several violets or pansies.

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baby bouncerwild pansyheartseaselove-in-idlenesspink of my JohnViola tricolorbird's-foot violetpansy violet
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Meanings

nounJohnny-jump-up (plural Johnny-jump-ups)

plural Johnny-jump-ups

  1. CanadaUSAny of several violets or pansies.

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

    1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 6
    1. CanadaUSViola bicolor (American field pansy)
    2. CanadaUSViola cornuta (tufted pansy)
    3. CanadaUSViola pedunculata (California golden violet)
    4. CanadaUSViola tricolor (heartsease, wild pansy, pansy, et al.)
  2. Volatinia jacarina (blue-black grassquit bird)
  3. Synonym of baby bouncer.

    Synonyms: baby bouncer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of baby bouncer.

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baby bouncer

More synonyms by meaning

nouna common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived

Similar
wild pansyheartseaselove-in-idlenesspink of my JohnViola tricolor
Broader
viola

nouncommon violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies

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bird's-foot violetpansy violetwood violetViola pedata
Broader
violet
Also see
baby bouncerheartseasejack-jump-up-and-kiss-melove-in-idlenesswild pansy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Johnny + jump + up.

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APA

Johnny-jump-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnny-jump-up

MLA

“Johnny-jump-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnny-jump-up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Johnny-jump-up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnny-jump-up.

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