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honest to God

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

Adverb

honest to God (not comparable)

  1. Honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true.
    • Honest to God, I thought you already knew!
  2. Truly, really.
    • She is honest to God brilliant.

Meaning 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.

Synonyms of honest to God

Forms of honest to God

alternative formhonest-to-God

Origin of honest to God

Compare swear to God. Originally used as a sentence adverb or interjection, modifying entire clauses or utterances; honest itself is used this way, as in “Honest, I had no idea!” (meaning “I'm telling the truth, I had no idea!”).

Questions about honest to God

What does honest to God mean?
Honest to God means honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true.
What is honest to God the alternative form of?
Honest to God is the alternative form of honest-to-God.
What part of speech is honest to God?
Honest to God is an adverb.

Words near honest to God in the dictionary

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

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