Johnny Jihad

Johnny Jihad
 n.— «Until next time, stay safe, be happy and remember, Johnny Jihad is not hiding under your bed. He is living in a cave where he belongs.» —“Life During an I.R.R. deployment. (How we are handling the backdoor draft)” by John Sole My Rants (Monroe, Wisconsin) Oct. 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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