honest-to-goodness

[ on-ist-tuh-good-nis ]
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adjective
  1. real or genuine.

adverb
  1. really, truly, or genuinely.

Origin of honest-to-goodness

1
First recorded in 1915–20
  • Also hon·est-to-God [on-ist-tuh-god]. /ˈɒn ɪst təˈgɒd/.

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