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honest-to-gods

honest-to-gods is the alternative form of honest to gods.

Meaning of honest to gods

Adverb

honest to gods (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Approximate synonym or polytheistic equivalent of honest to God.
    • "Honest to Gods, I didn't means to cry," he sobbed, his vast stomach heaving, […]1957, Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals, page 273

Questions about honest-to-gods

What is honest-to-gods the alternative form of?
Honest-to-gods is the alternative form of honest to gods.

Words near honest-to-gods in the dictionary

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

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