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honest John noun- a decent, upstanding, law-abiding citizen US, 1884
- [Y]ou long-suffering, honest Johns[.] — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 36, 1956
- He put on his best honest-John smile, and held out the license, being helpful. — Donald Goines, White Man’s Justice, Black Man’s Grief, p. 13, 1973
- in a shoplifting operation, an honest-looking confederate who distracts the store personnel US
- It stated an “Honest John” is a person used to divert the attention of a clerk while an accomplice dips into the cash register. — San Francisco Examiner, p. 6, 22 February 1974
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