Definition of dear john letter

dear john letter

noun

• a letter / note in which a person breaks up with a male.

  Last edited on Aug 26 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'dear':
DD	Definitions include: daughter; acronym for "dear daughter".
DP	Definitions include: acronym for "dear partner", i.e. one's unmarried significant other.
DS	Definitions include: acronym for "dear son".
old dear	Definitions include: mother
Other terms relating to 'john':
jimmy-john	Definitions include: any object.
Jno	Definitions include: a short form (abbreviation) of the name John.
John	Definitions include: restroom.
John Doe	Definitions include: name used in the United States and Canada to refer to a person whose name isn't known.
John Hanc*ck	Definitions include: signature.
John Q. Public	Definitions include: a stand-in name used to represent the everyman.
John Thomas	Definitions include: penis.
John Wayne's saddlebags	Definitions include: object used for comparison to something that hangs down and is unattractive.
talk some sh*t to John	Definitions include: to defecate.
who hit John	Definitions include: alcohol.
Other terms relating to 'letter':
four-letter word	Definitions include: a swear word.
TLA	Definitions include: acronym for "three-letter acronym".

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