simon-pure
[ sahy-muh n-pyoo r ]
/ ˈsaɪ mənˈpyʊər /
adjective
real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
Origin of simon-pure
1710–20; short for
the real Simon Pure, alluding to the victim of impersonation in Susanna Centlivre's play
A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1718)
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British Dictionary definitions for simon pure
simon-pure
adjective
real; genuine; authentic
Word Origin for simon-pure
C19: from the phrase
the real Simon Pure, name of a character in the play
A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717) by Susannah Centlivre (1669–1723) who is impersonated by another character in some scenes
Idioms and Phrases with simon pure
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.”