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語源

"Johnny One Note" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. 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.

名詞

Johnny-one-note (複数形 Johnny-one-notes)

1. (idiomatic, chiefly US, Canada) A person (または organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.
2. (idiomatic, chiefly US, Canada) 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^[1], volume 46, number 1:

     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.

別の表記

• Johnny one note
• Johnny one-note
• Johnny One-note
• etc.

語源

"Johnny One Note" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. 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.

名詞

Johnny-one-note (複数形 Johnny-one-notes)

1. (idiomatic) (主に米国用法, カナダ用法) A person (または organization) who often expresses a strong opinion or viewpoint on a single subject or a few particular subjects.
2. (idiomatic) (主に米国用法, カナダ用法) 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”[1], Time, volume 46, number 1: 

     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.