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Dear John
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Dear John
letter from woman informing boyfriend that relationship is over. [Am. Usage: Misc.]


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But Hotline callers far and wide will sympathise with Kevan Hendren, Prestwick, whose fixed odds coupon in recent weeks has resembled a Dear John letter jilting the prospect of a joyous Christmas.
We even have a term for break up letters to boyfriends: "A Dear John letter.
I had just received a Dear John letter from the girl I had been seeing for a few weeks.
 
 
 
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