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honest John

noun

Definitions

  1. An ordinary, honest, member of the public

    • The high street was a place of utility once, with concentrated amenities. It was a place of wildly fluctuating codes of behaviour and scruples. Particular smells. Finicky proprietors. Honest johns. Crooks.

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