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单词 dear jane
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Dear Janen.

Brit. /dɪə ˈdʒeɪn/, U.S. /ˌdɪr ˈdʒeɪn/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: dear adj.1, Jane.
Etymology: < dear adj.1 + Jane , female forename, here used as a generic name for a woman. Compare earlier Dear John n.
U.S. slang.
A letter to a woman, ending a romantic or sexual relationship. Cf. Dear John n.Chiefly (and in earliest use) as a modifier (see Compounds).
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society > communication > [noun] > by written communication > specific letter
Dear John1944
Dear Jane1951
society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > other types of letter
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1951 Pittsburgh Sun-Tel. 29 Nov. 23/6 During World War II the men in the U. S. armed forces frequently made bitter references to ‘Dear John’ letters... At that time some of our feminine subscribers informed me they had received ‘Dear Jane’ letters from boy friends in our forces abroad, who had decided to marry girls they met over there.
1957 Lucky Bag (U.S. Naval Acad.) 344 He developed the reputation of being a persistent ladies' man. The familiar ‘Dear John's’ [sic] never disturbed him because of his amazing ability to write ‘Dear Janes’ first.
1984 G. T. Allred Shannon xxxi. 174 You already owe me a letter if I remember correctly... Just make sure it's not a Dear Jane!
2018 T. Jones Amer. Marriage 204 I contemplated dropping a note..but that didn't feel right. A Dear John was bad, and a Dear Jane was worse.

Compounds

As a modifier, designating a letter to a woman, ending a romantic or sexual relationship, as in Dear Jane letter. Hence designating other means of ending a relationship, as in Dear Jane message, Dear Jane speech, etc.
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1951 Pittsburgh Sun-Tel. 29 Nov. 23/6 During World War II the men in the U. S. armed forces frequently made bitter references to ‘Dear John’ letters... At that time some of our feminine subscribers informed me they had received ‘Dear Jane’ letters from boy friends in our forces abroad, who had decided to marry girls they met over there.
1995 K. Allen I knew you would Call ii. 10 Teri had moved a new girlfriend into her house the very same day she had left Marta the Dear Jane message on her answering machine.
2007 ‘K. Hardy’ Ital. GP's Bride ix. 108 Over lunch, he'd give her the ‘Dear Jane’ speech about how it wasn't her, it was his fault and he was a louse, yada yada yada.
2010 C. W. Hoge Once Warrior always Warrior viii. 172 They have learned..to keep personal problems to themselves..—even when the problems are overwhelming, like receiving a ‘Dear John’ or ‘Dear Jane’ letter/e-mail.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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