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stage-door Johnny

American

[steyj-dawr, -dohr] / ˈsteɪdʒˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of stage-door Johnny

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

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