stage-door Johnny

[ steyj-dawr, -dohr ]

noun
  1. a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.

Origin of stage-door Johnny

1
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words Nearby stage-door Johnny

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