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honest-to-God

honest-to-God adjective: real, true, actual, genuine, bona fide. Also the alternative form of honest to God.

Adjective

honest-to-God (not comparable)

  1. (attributive) real, true, actual, genuine, bona fide
    • That's the honest-to-God truth.
    • He's an honest-to-God saint; I don't know what I would do without him!

Also used as

honest-to-God is also the alternative form of honest to God.

Synonyms of honest-to-God

Forms of honest-to-God

alternative formhonest to God

Origin of honest-to-God

See honest to God.

Questions about honest-to-God

What does honest-to-God mean?
Honest-to-God means real, true, actual, genuine, bona fide.
What part of speech is honest-to-God?
Honest-to-God is an adjective.

Words near honest-to-God in the dictionary

  1. honest mistakes
  2. honest to God
  3. honest to gods
  4. honest to goodness
  5. honest to Pete
  6. honest-to-God
  7. honest-to-gods
  8. honest-to-goodness
  9. honest-to-Hannah
  10. honested
  11. honester

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