stage-door Johnny
[
steyj
-dawr, -dohr]
/ˈsteɪdʒˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr/
noun
1.
a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
Origin
1910-15,
Americanism
Slang definitions & phrases for
stagedoor johnny
stagedoor Johnny
noun phrase
A man who haunts the stagedoor of a theater in order to meet actresses, chorus girls, etc
(1912+)