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honest to God

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honest to God

(spoken)

this is really true honest to goodness I didn't tell her about the party, honest to God!

Usage notes: also used as a modifier: It was an honest to God mix-up.

See also: god, honest

honest to God

  (informal)

something you say in order to emphasize that you are telling the truth I didn't mean to hurt him, honest to God I didn't!

See also: god, honest

honest to God

Also, honest to goodness or Pete ; honest Injun. Truly, really, as in Honest to God, I didn't know it was yours, or Honest to goodness, we had exactly the same experience, or I promise I'll finish in time, honest to Pete, or Honest Injun, I didn't take your wallet. These colloquial assertions date from about 1900, except for honest Injun, dating from the late 1800s and today considered offensive.

See also: god, honest