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Dear John

Dear John noun: a Dear John letter in any form or medium.

Noun

Dear John (plural Dear Johns)

  1. (attributive, often) A Dear John letter in any form or medium.
    • One of my roommates, Kevin Baker, fell apart when his fiancée, an old high school sweetheart, gave him a Dear John phone call.2011, Judy Duarte, Call Me Cowboy
    • She sent me a Dear John email and divorce papers from Sioux Falls, and I never saw her again.2019, J. B. Curry, Bad Keys

Forms of Dear John

pluralDear Johns

Questions about Dear John

What does Dear John mean?
Dear John means a Dear John letter in any form or medium.
What part of speech is Dear John?
Dear John is a noun.
What is the plural of Dear John?
The plural of Dear John is Dear Johns.

Words near Dear John in the dictionary

  1. dear God
  2. dear heart
  3. dear hearts
  4. Dear Jane letter
  5. Dear Jane letters
  6. Dear John
  7. Dear John letter
  8. Dear John letters
  9. Dear Johns
  10. Dear Joy
  11. Dear Leader

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