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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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
CBS's Comer Pyle, or Simple Simon, U.S.M.C., has scored third highest in the ratings.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a momentary silence, broken by Simple Simon, who wiped his knife on his tongue, and made a wild attack on the butter dish.
From Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
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