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
Children will hugely enjoy Simple Simon; their elders may profitably join them.
From Time Magazine Archive
The orange roofs and the Simple Simon weather vanes above them always seemed as American as, well, an 85� slice of Ho Jo's apple pie.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fans began to wonder whether Simple Simon might last it out.
From Time Magazine Archive
He strutted up and down in front of Phil, with a look of inordinate pride on his big, porridge-soft, Simple Simon face.
From The Spoilers of the Valley by Watson, Robert
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