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simon pure
Absolutely genuine, quite authentic, as in That laboratory test was simon pure; none of the specimens was adulterated. This expression comes from the name of a character in a play, Susannah Centilivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717), who is the victim of an impersonation but turns up in the end and proves that he is "the real Simon Pure."
Simon Legree
(ˈsɑɪmən ləˈgri) n. a very hard taskmaster; a hard boss. (From the name of the slave driver in Uncle Tom’s Cabin.) Ask Simon Legree if I will be able to stop work and go home for breakfast now.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gu&Eth;RÚN | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic |
Bryan | | ['braiən] | |
Ohad | | - | Biblical |
Ya | | - | Chinese |
Kapil | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
Armel | | - | French |