Jonathan
nounUK /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/ · US /ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/
Etymology Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].
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An apple cultivar from New York.
- For example, Jonathans are tart and great for baking.2018 October 4, “4H column: Join the Great Lakes Apple Crunch”, in Chillicothe Gazette:
- Here crashed a sturdy oath of stout John Bull, Who damned away his eyes as heretofore; There Paddy brogued “By Jasus!”—“What’s your Wull?” The temperate Scot exclaimed; the French Ghost swore In certain terms I shan’t translate in full, As the first Coachman will; and midst the roar The voice of Jonathan was heard to express, “Our president is going to war, I guess.”—1822, Lord Byron, The Vision of Judgement, stanza 59:
- The best single source of comment on Marble's capacities as a low comedian, as with the other Yankees, is the record of his London reception. […] One viewer thought it was not as outrageous as Jonathans usually are, […]2014, Francis Hodge, Yankee Theatre: The Image of America on the Stage, 1825–1850:
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Slang penis