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View synonyms for honest-to-goodness
honest-to-goodness
[ on-ist-tuh-good-nis ]
adjective
- real or genuine.
adverb
- really, truly, or genuinely.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of honest-to-goodness1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
Instead, I am relieved to find myself in an honest-to-goodness rural watering hole.
From The Daily Beast
At first I thought he was just a remote-control tool, but I finally saw that he was a real, honest-to-goodness robot.
From Project Gutenberg
"You told me down in Mandan that you'd never seen an honest-to-goodness cowboy," he whispered.
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Mebbe youre an honest-to-goodness reporter, and mebbe youre not.
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From his description, we thought his oil well was an honest-to-goodness well, and we sold a lot of stock for him.
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A real, honest-to-goodness, glorious he-man action magazine of Science Fiction!
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