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Dear John letter

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a Dear John letter (humorous)

a letter that you send to a man telling him you want to end a romantic relationship with him. I've always thought Dear John letters a cowardly way of ending a relationship.

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His longtime girlfriend back home had sent him a Dear John letter while Warren was off serving his country as an Air Force pilot instructor in World War II. JILTED DENTIST HARDLY HOLDS GRUDGE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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