| Main Entry: | Dear John letter |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a letter from a woman to a man terminating a personal relationship, esp. to a man at a distance; also called Dear John |
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Dear John letter
- n.
a letter a woman writes to her boyfriend in the military service telling him that she does not love him anymore. : Sally sends a Dear John letter about once a month.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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