Johnny-one-note
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English
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Etymology
Derives from the show tune Johnny One Note, from the Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms (1937), in which the lyrics tell a story of a male vocalist named Johnny who sang with a band and could sing only one note, but sang that note extremely well.
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Noun
Johnny-one-note (plural Johnny-one-notes)
- (idiomatic, chiefly Canada, US) A person (or organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.
- (idiomatic, chiefly Canada, US) An opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects which is frequently expressed by a person or organization.
- 1945 July 9, “The Press: Confessions of a Grouch”, in Time, volume 46, number 1, archived from the original on 6 August 2013:
- Whether his boss (Hearst) had told him to get off his Johnny-one-note of hate toward labor leaders, foreigners and New Dealers, or whether Pegler had decided all by himself to change his tune, no one knew.