Honest John
Americannoun
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Informal.
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an honest, sincere man.
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a man so trusting and innocent that he may be easily cheated or deceived.
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a surface-to-surface, single-stage U.S. artillery rocket.
Etymology
Origin of Honest John
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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I met Honest John, and he took me on the road.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2023
That differs from the unconvincing digital form that organic creatures like Jiminy, Honest John, a bipedal fox; or Geppetto’s cat Figaro assume through 21st century technology.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022
His opponent was a white northerner called, ironically, Honest John Patterson.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2018
Motoring journalist Honest John offers a glib dismissal.
From BBC • May 10, 2010
If it wasn’t for you he’d never been called Honest John by a bunch of these tin-horns and crooks.
From Shadow Mountain by Coolidge, Dane
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