Usually means: Person ready to help immediately.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word Johnny-on-the-spot:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. Johnny-on-the-spot: Merriam-Webster
  2. Johnny-on-the-spot: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Johnny-on-the-spot: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Johnny-on-the-spot: Wiktionary
  5. Johnny-on-the-spot: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Johnny-on-the-spot: Dictionary.com
  7. Johnny-On-The-Spot, Johnny-on-the-Spot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Johnny-on-the-spot: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. Johnny-on-the-spot: World Wide Words
  10. Johnny-on-the-spot: Merriam-Webster

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. johnny-on-the-spot: A Word A Day
  2. Johnny-on-the-spot: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. johnny-on-the-spot, johnny-on-the-spot: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. johnny-on-the-spot: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (US, slang) A person who is conveniently in the right place when needed.

Similar:
Jack at a pinch, Johnny-come-lately, Johnny, Johnnie, stage Johnny, jammy dodger, backstage Johnny, jack boy, stage-door Johnny, honest John, more...

Opposite:
tardy, late, unpunctual, delinquent, behind schedule

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Similar:
Jack at a pinch, Johnny-come-lately, Johnny, Johnnie, stage Johnny, jammy dodger, backstage Johnny, jack boy, stage-door Johnny, honest John, more...

Opposite:
tardy, late, unpunctual, delinquent, behind schedule



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