stage-door Johnny



stage-door Johnny

A man who spends a lot of time at a theater so as to seek the romantic attention, favor, or company of an actress. Ms. Gabler is such a stunning beauty that she always has some stage-door Johnny or another waiting for her after the curtain falls each night.
See also: johnny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WolfgangVAWLF-gahng (German), WUWLF-gang (English)German, Ancient Germanic
Sergeisyer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Sebastianze-BAHS-tee-ahn (German), sə-BAS-chən (English), se-BAHS-tyahn (Polish), SE-bahs-tee-ahn (Finnish)German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
Fabius-Ancient Roman
Gioachinojo-ah-KEE-noItalian
Ena (1)-Irish