1 definition by Cagen

Dear Francis

Adjective; Describes the letter a female member of the military who is deployed to a war writes to her husband/ boyfriend at home to inform him that the relationship is over; connotation: she met someone else while she is fighting a war. Usually, Dear Francis letters admit some sort of infidelity with another serviceman.

Derives its name from the opening of the original letter.

Antonym: Dear John

I got a Dear Francis letter the other day from Afghanistan, and we're getting a divorce.

by Cagen November 5, 2010