a coined
term meaning insistent, determined, etc.
Johnny is a familiar
term of
address for a
man or a
boy. The
word root is often used in phrases indicating thoroughness or
totality and may allude to the
fact that if one goes down to the root (such as of a tree or
plant), one is including the entirety of something down to the very bottom or
base.
(colloquial) a variation of puppy to the root. See puppy to the root in this glossary.