When someone fails so hard that they rage by throw there controller at the wall and screaming like a maniac
Johnny: OMG i'm so close to my 10 kill streak
Johnny: NO I FELL OFF THE MAP
Johnny: *Throws controller*
Johnny's Mom: WHY DID YOU THROW YOUR CONTROLLER
Johhny: SHUT UP MOM I'M PLAYING CALL OF DUTY
Johnny's Mom: STOP PULLING A JOHNNY
Johnny: NO I FELL OFF THE MAP
Johnny: *Throws controller*
Johnny's Mom: WHY DID YOU THROW YOUR CONTROLLER
Johhny: SHUT UP MOM I'M PLAYING CALL OF DUTY
Johnny's Mom: STOP PULLING A JOHNNY
by Maxdifficulty January 23, 2015
by billymayonnaise September 6, 2015
by Helenestro April 13, 2017
by wordonthestreet October 24, 2013
Also: Johnny-come-early
The opposite of a Johnny-come-lately. A Johnny-come-quickly is someone who is very early to catch on to a trend or stand up to an established social convention, usually the the point where they will be mocked, ridiculed, and possibly even persecuted in their own lifetime. In the end, of course, they are often proven correct, as shown by the eventual acceptance and mainstreamization of their position by Johnnies-come-lately.
While Johnnies-come lately are socially adept enough to pick up on logical cues from the world around them and adapt with the times, Johnnies-come-quickly are guided less by such rational logic and more so by an overwhelming sense of conviction in the truth of their beliefs. A Johnny-come-quickly is by definition extremely courageous because they are taking a position that is extremely unpopular.
Some examples of Johnnies-come-quickly throughout history include the the first people to posit a heliocentric solar system, the first proponents of a round earth, the first people to question the authority of the Church and of religion in general, and the first to take progressive stances on the rights of women and LGBT people.
The opposite of a Johnny-come-lately. A Johnny-come-quickly is someone who is very early to catch on to a trend or stand up to an established social convention, usually the the point where they will be mocked, ridiculed, and possibly even persecuted in their own lifetime. In the end, of course, they are often proven correct, as shown by the eventual acceptance and mainstreamization of their position by Johnnies-come-lately.
While Johnnies-come lately are socially adept enough to pick up on logical cues from the world around them and adapt with the times, Johnnies-come-quickly are guided less by such rational logic and more so by an overwhelming sense of conviction in the truth of their beliefs. A Johnny-come-quickly is by definition extremely courageous because they are taking a position that is extremely unpopular.
Some examples of Johnnies-come-quickly throughout history include the the first people to posit a heliocentric solar system, the first proponents of a round earth, the first people to question the authority of the Church and of religion in general, and the first to take progressive stances on the rights of women and LGBT people.
While he faced ridicule and failure in his own lifetime, Leonardo Da Vinci’s dreams of the seemingly impossible notion of flight were eventually borne out, thus ensuring his pioneering legacy as a true Johnny-come-quickly
by Alex-2598 November 24, 2020
^ Teacher turned her back for like three seconds, and that's all I needed to copy every answer off nerdboy's exam sheet
> Dude! You're a regular Johnny-on-the-Spot
^ Fuckin' A!
> Dude! You're a regular Johnny-on-the-Spot
^ Fuckin' A!
by thurb March 31, 2023
by Papaspizza June 24, 2017