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honor bright
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Definition:honestly; for real-real, not for play-play; scout's honor!
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“Come, tell me, honor bright, has there been ... not in Kitty, but in that gentleman’s behavior, a tone which might be unpleasant—not unpleasant, but horrible, offensive to a husband?”
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (1878)
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“I’ve never seen anyone like you.”
“Are you sure?” I said.
“Really, I haven’t, boo’ful … Honor bright … believe me?”
Ralph Ellison. The Invisible Man (1952)
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I didn't mean to, honour bright. It was only for cod. I'm sorry.James Joyce. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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“Was you in there yisterday er last night?”
“No, your majesty.”
“Honor bright, now—no lies.”
“Honor bright, your majesty, I’m telling you the truth. [...]"
Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
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“I shan’t get sick of it, your Excellency,” Polzuhin interposed. “Honour bright, I will do my best!”
Anton Chekhov. The Schoolmaster and other stories
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