Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US, idiomatic)A person's signature.

    Please put your John Hancock on the dotted line to close the deal.

    Friedrich Wilhelm

    a person's own signature

Translations

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By meaning 1
signature:

Origin

Named after American merchant and statesman John Hancock (1737–1793), the first person to

Named after American merchant and statesman John Hancock (1737–1793), the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. According to legend, he signed his name prominently to be sure George III could read it, causing his name to become an eponym for a signature. However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.

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Forms

plural: John Hancocks
SingularJohn Hancock
PluralJohn Hancocks

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person's own signature:autograph
  • American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793):Hancock

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jogB2joggerjohnjoinA1joinerjointB1

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