Usually means: Letter ending a romantic relationship.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word dear john:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dear John: Merriam-Webster
  2. Dear John: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Dear John: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Dear John: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. Dear John: Dictionary.com
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  7. Dear John: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. Dear John (letter): Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. Dear John: Merriam-Webster
  10. Dear John: Wiktionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dear John, Dear John: Encyclopedia

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dear John: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Dear John: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. DEAR JOHN: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Dear John)

▸ noun:  (often attributive) A Dear John letter in any form or medium.

Similar:
dearie, dearling, Johns, Johnnie, dearest, Johnny, Johnathan, John Doe, John Jay, John Henry, more...

Phrases:
Dear John letter, dear john letters, Dear Hank & John, wrote a dear john, more...

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Similar:
dearie, dearling, Johns, Johnnie, dearest, Johnny, Johnathan, John Doe, John Jay, John Henry, more...

Phrases:
Dear John letter, dear john letters, Dear Hank & John, wrote a dear john, more...



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