Dear John

English Noun Dear John en often attributive A Dear John letter in any form or medium. en 2011 Judy Duarte Call Me Cowboy One of my roommates, Kevin Baker, fell apart when his fiancée, an old high school sweetheart, gave him a Dear John phone call. en 2019 J. B. Curry Bad Keys She sent me a Dear John email and divorce papers from Sioux Falls, and I never saw her again. en 2022 Susan L. Carruthers Dear John: Love and Loyalty in Wartime America 122 A Dear John was a letter from a wife that announced her desire for a divorce. Many GIs might have corrected the professor, however, pointing out that girlfriends and fiancées also sent Dear Johns.