Simple Simon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Simple Simon
First recorded in 1775–85; after the nursery rhyme character
Example Sentences
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CBS's Comer Pyle, or Simple Simon, U.S.M.C., has scored third highest in the ratings.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Simple Simon," sneered the experts, and bet 4-to-1 that Louis would polish him off before the end of the fifth round.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ten Cents a Dance, the biggest plum they got out of another Ziegfeld show, Simple Simon, they "practically slipped in over Ziegfeld's head."
From Time Magazine Archive
Children will hugely enjoy Simple Simon; their elders may profitably join them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Simple Simon went a-fishing, For to catch a whale; All the water he had got Was in his mother's pail.
From National Rhymes of the Nursery by Various
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