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Janet and John

Janet and John adjective: childishly simple or obvious, resembling something found in a book for very young children.

Adjective

Janet and John

  1. (UK) Childishly simple or obvious, resembling something found in a book for very young children.
    • There is an instruction manual, but it's all very Janet and John.
    • Apologies if what follows seems a bit Janet and John. But if you already know it all it will at least be welcome confirmation and, if you don't, well at least someone tried to give you some genuinely well-intentioned advice.2014, John Hutton, Leigh Lewis, How to Be a Minister: A 21st-Century Guide

Origin of Janet and John

From the Janet and John series of early reading books, published in the UK in 1949–50.

Questions about Janet and John

What does Janet and John mean?
Janet and John means childishly simple or obvious, resembling something found in a book for very young children.
What part of speech is Janet and John?
Janet and John is an adjective.

Words near Janet and John in the dictionary

  1. Janelles
  2. janes
  3. Janessa
  4. Janesville
  5. Janet
  6. Janet and John
  7. Janetian
  8. Janets
  9. Janetta
  10. Janette
  11. janeu

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