adjective
(used informally especially for emphasis)
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a real honest-to-god live cowboy
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had us a high old time
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went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
• Syn: ↑honest-to-god, ↑old, ↑sure-enough
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adj, always used before a noun
chiefly US informal : ↑real
He is an honest-to-goodness legend.
an honest-to-goodness movie star
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simple and good
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honest-to-goodness country food
Useful english dictionary. 2012.