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DEAR JOHN 

A goodbye letter from your girl. Congratulations, you're dumped. For playas: No prob. Jus move to the one next in line, nah mean? For the romantics: Try to avoid all sharp and dangerous objects & substances if possible.
What's worse? Being left and never getting a goodbye.
DEAR JOHN by Joshiro007 March 2, 2003

Dear John Letter 

A letter (or e-mail in today's world) that is used by a woman to break up with their boyfriend from a distance. Usually used by girls who have boyfriends in the military deployed for extended periods of time.
Susie couldn't wait for her boyfriend Sam to finish his one year deployment in Iraq, so she sent him a Dear John letter over the Internet three months into his deployment to tell him she was seeing someone else.
Dear John Letter by anonymous October 12, 2004

dear john nigga 

A nigga usually filled with strong emotions , usually express these feelings towards women and might have developed these emotions through a heartbreak. These people usually respect women and show all their feelings too quickly through which ends up in a nigga being played , symptoms show through strongly depressed , anti-social, posting feelings through social media about wishing they could find love. Dear John niggas are usually looked down upon or made fun of.
Damn David is acting different again , he’s being a “Dear John nigga”.
dear john nigga by Sadnibbas June 13, 2018

dear john 

Taylor swift made this song in 2010 on her 3rd album Speak Now against her ex, John Mayer, who was manipulative and rude to Taylor and groomed her.
1) What’s your favourite song that Taylor wrote about John mayer?
2) Dear John
dear john by shakeiton1989 January 4, 2023

Dear John Letter 

A break up letter sent to a girl's significant other. Generally used in military relationships, while the man is deployed for a long period of time. Usually, Dear John letters are reserved for bitches who can't be proud of their man who is risking his life to protect his country.
She started sleeping around with other guys while her fiance was deployed to Afghanistan, so she wrote him a Dear John letter to break off the engagement.
Dear John Letter by Proudofmysoldier September 11, 2011

dear John letter 

1. A letter sent by a girlfriend (usually) explaining to her guy that she has no wish to see him any more, or that the relationship is not working out. Equivalent when the target is female is the dear Jeannie letter.

2. Letter from a would-be employer regretfully informing a job applicant that for one reason or another, which may or may not be given, they didn't make it.
Marie, not being the most confident girl on the block, gave Desmond her dear John letter after he ogled too many women on the beach.

I just got the dear John letter from ToyMaster last week.
dear John letter by Fearman January 7, 2008
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The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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