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honest Johns

honest Johns is the plural of honest John.

Meaning of honest John

Noun

honest John (plural honest Johns)

  1. (idiomatic) An ordinary, honest, member of the public
    • The high street was a place of utility once, with concentrated amenities. It was a place of wildly fluctuating codes of behaviour and scruples. Particular smells. Finicky proprietors. Honest johns. Crooks.2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian

Questions about honest Johns

What is honest Johns the plural of?
Honest Johns is the plural of honest John.

Words near honest Johns in the dictionary

  1. honest comment
  2. honest Indian
  3. honest injun
  4. honest injuns
  5. honest John
  6. honest Johns
  7. honest mistake
  8. honest mistakes
  9. honest to God
  10. honest to gods
  11. honest to goodness

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