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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 

the act of spending the night after sex or a sexual act and then getting up and leaving without waking the other person up.
"after drinking 17 shots and leaving with a '2', Balint found it in his best interest to leave via a dear john in the morning"
dear john by elle February 20, 2005

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 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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countrypolitan 

Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
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She brought home alot of stuff and took it to the bathroom. She must be taking a witch bath.
Witch Bath by carnieboy30 October 26, 2020
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kinktober 

An excuse for people to write porn with different types of kinks throughout the month of October.

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That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
kinktober by Kinkiest July 12, 2018
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a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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