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hon⋅est-to-good⋅ness

[on-ist-tuh-good-nis]
–adjective
1. real or genuine.
–adverb
2. really, truly, or genuinely.
Also, hon⋅est-to-God [on-ist-tuh-god] .


Origin:
1915–20
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honest to God

Also, honest to goodness or Pete; honest Injun. Truly, really, as in Honest to God, I didn't know it was yours, or Honest to goodness, we had exactly the same experience, or I promise I'll finish in time, honest to Pete, or Honest Injun, I didn't take your wallet. These colloquial assertions date from about 1900, except for honest Injun, dating from the late 1800s and today considered offensive.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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