• noun:   `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
• noun:   someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
• noun:   a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
• verb:   take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
• verb:   break with established customs
• adjective:   used by northerners of Confederate soldiers

  Example: "The rebel yell"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #39485)

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