honest to goodness

Speech parts

1. honest to goodness - Adjective

2. honest to goodness - Adverb

3. honest to goodness - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

(used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine

Alternative names

honest-to-goodness

Synonyms

Examples

Have you noticed that life, real honest to goodness life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively in newspapers? Jean Anouilh

a real honest-to-god live cowboy Source: Internet

went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel Source: Internet

Boots, M&S, Whole Foods, honest-to-goodness real Chinese and Indian food, pub grub, WHSmiths, here we come! Source: Internet

We've developed an honest-to-goodness layer cake with an old-fashioned jam filling and real butter frosting—the type of cake guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face. Source: Internet

It’s great to play an online freemium game that doesn’t shy away from the singleplayer experience but also offers up some honest-to-goodness direct interaction, which is a very rare combination these days. Source: Internet

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