honest-to-goodness
[ on-ist-tuh-goo d-nis ]
/ ˈɒn ɪst təˈgʊd nɪs /
adjective
real or genuine.
adverb
really, truly, or genuinely.
Also
hon·est-to-God
[on-ist-tuh-god] /ˈɒn ɪst təˈgɒd/.
Origin of honest-to-goodness
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby honest-to-goodness
honest,
honest broker,
honest injun,
honest john,
honest to god,
honest-to-goodness,
honestly,
honesty,
honesty box,
honesty is the best policy,
honewort
Idioms and Phrases with honest to god
honest to God
Also, honest to goodness or Pete; honest Injun. Truly, really, as in Honest to God, I didn't know it was yours, or Honest to goodness, we had exactly the same experience, or I promise I'll finish in time, honest to Pete, or Honest Injun, I didn't take your wallet. These colloquial assertions date from about 1900, except for honest Injun, dating from the late 1800s and today considered offensive.