John Bull

American  

noun

1. England; the English people.

2. the typical Englishman.

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John Bull British  

noun

1. a personification of England or the English people

2. a typical Englishman

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John Bull Cultural  

1. A figure who stands for England in literary and political satire and in cartoons. John Bull is a stout, feisty man, often shown in a suit made out of the British flag.

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John Bull is the British equivalent of the United States'symbol (see also symbol) Uncle Sam.

Other Word Forms

• John Bullish
  adjective
• John Bullishness
  noun
• John Bullism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of John Bull

1705–15; named after John Bull, chief character in Arbuthnot's allegory The History of John Bull (1712)