Johnny Foreigner

English Etymology UK late-20th century. The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang says "first recorded in 1990 but in use earlier".Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang 150 9780199232055 Oxford University Press John Ayto John Simpson 2010 2nd From en John or en Johnny as a personified idea. Compare en Johnny Canuck Canadian, en Johnny Crapaud Frenchman, en Johnny Reb Confederate American. Proper noun Johnny Foreigner en UK informal derogatory satirical Foreigners collectively; people who are not British, as expressed by an individual with an out-dated, nationalistic or imperialistic perspective. en 1983 Richard Ingrams; John Wells Private Eye - Issues 550-575 http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=b3S9UoiGB-OlyQPLxIGQDA&id=MK5nAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Johnny+Foreigner%22 70 No wonder Johnny Foreigner lays in supplies of the stale bread rolls whenever he appears over the horizon. en 1984-12-03 John Torode Why must training for tomorrow be a dead turn-off? The Guardian 18 Mr. King's message was that Johnny Foreigner does it better than us. In Germany, in Japan and in the United States, these bottlenecks just do not happen. en 1999 James Chapman Licence to thrill: a cultural history of the James Bond films A time when Johnny Foreigner knew his place. A time when beautiful women from other countries existed primarily to be seduced... en 2004 Charles Godfrey-Faussett Footprint England ...the constant threat of spontaneous outbreaks of singing on Centre Court by pop has-beens and the occasional ungentlemanly antics of Johnny Foreigner... Synonyms en alien, en outlander, en peregrine; see also Thesaurus:foreigner References en Personifications