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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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
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
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
He went for water in a sieve, But soon it all ran through; And now poor Simple Simon Bids you all adieu.
From The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Various
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