Dear John


nounInformal.
  1. a letter from a woman informing her boyfriend or fiancé that she is ending their relationship or informing her husband that she wants a divorce: Nothing is worse for a soldier's morale than getting a Dear John.

  2. any letter terminating a relationship.

Origin of Dear John

1
First recorded in 1940–45
  • Also called Dear John letter.

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