Johnny-one-note

ˈdʒɒni wʌn noʊt

Definition

Definition of Johnny-one-note - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behavior

Dated

person focusing on one subject repeatedly

Dated

He's such a Johnny-one-note about politics.

monomaniac

obsessive

limitations

Dated

person with limited abilities or interests

Dated

As a Johnny-one-note, she never tries new activities or hobbies.

monomaniac

one-trick pony

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Origin of Johnny-one-note

English, Johnny (name) + one-note (single tone)

Examples of Johnny-one-note in a sentence

Don't be a Johnny-one-note about your favorite band.
He's a Johnny-one-note when it comes to music.
Don't be a Johnny-one-note; try something new.

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French:personne qui parle toujours du même sujet, Johnny-one-note, ...
German:jemand, der immer nur über ein Thema redet, Johnny-one-note, ...
Italian:Johnny-one-note, persona dalle capacità limitate, ...
Spanish:monotemático, persona de una sola nota, ...
Portuguese:Johnny-one-note, pessoa de uma nota só, ...
Chinese:单调约翰, 单调的人, ...
Japanese:ジョニー・ワン・ノート, ...
Arabic:شَخْص أُحَادِيّ المَوْضُوع, شخص محدود القدرات, ...
Hebrew:ג'וֹנִי-וָאן-נוֹט, ...
Russian:Джонни-однонота, человек с узкими интересами, ...
Ukrainian:нав'язливий, Джонні-одна-нота, ...
Hindi:जॉनी-वन-नोट, ...
Bengali:জনি-ওয়ান-নোট, ...
Catalan:pesat monotemàtic, Johnny-one-note, ...
Czech:monotematista, člověk omezený na jednu věc, ...
Danish:Johnny-one-note, person der kun kan én ting, ...
Dutch:Johnny-one-note, ...
Greek:μονότονος, άτομο που ξέρει μόνο ένα πράγμα, ...
Hungarian:mániákus, egysíkú ember, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលនិយាយផ្តោតលើរឿងតែមួយដដែលៗ, មនុស្សដែលមានសមត្ថភាព ឬចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍តែមានកម្រិត, ...
Korean:조니 원 노트, 단조로운 사람, ...
Persian:جان-یک-نُت, جانی-یک-نُت, ...
Polish:uparty, Johnny-one-note, ...
Portuguese (BR):obcecado, Johnny-one-note, ...
Romanian:obsesiv, limitat, ...
Swedish:enformig typ, ensidig person, ...
Thai:จอห์นนี่วันโน้ต, ...
Turkish:hep aynı şeyden bahseden kişi, tek bir alana sıkışmış kişi, ...
Vietnamese:người chỉ biết một điều, người chỉ biết một thứ, ...

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