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Dear Johns

Dear Johns is the plural of Dear John.

Meaning of Dear John

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

Questions about Dear Johns

What is Dear Johns the plural of?
Dear Johns is the plural of Dear John.

Words near Dear Johns in the dictionary

  1. Dear Jane letter
  2. Dear Jane letters
  3. Dear John
  4. Dear John letter
  5. Dear John letters
  6. Dear Johns
  7. Dear Joy
  8. Dear Leader
  9. Dear Leaders
  10. dear Lord
  11. dear me

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