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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Founder Franklin Simon, no kin to Simple Simon,* has little doubt that his Greenwich venture will succeed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Children will hugely enjoy Simple Simon; their elders may profitably join them.
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
A sweet but Simple Simon gives in to panic at the front during World War I, and is punished by a military machine that cannot afford to temper steeliness with compassion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Simple Simon to the pie-man, "I have not got any."
From The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Various
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