Meaning of Dear John | Babel Free

Definitions

A Dear John letter in any form or medium.

attributive, often

Examples

“One of my roommates, Kevin Baker, fell apart when his fiancée, an old high school sweetheart, gave him a Dear John phone call.”

“She sent me a Dear John email and divorce papers from Sioux Falls, and I never saw her again.”

“A Dear John was a letter from a wife that announced her desire for a divorce. Many GIs might have corrected the professor, however, pointing out that girlfriends and fiancées also sent Dear Johns.”

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