Word of the day, part 7
Word: “John Henry”
Usage: Slang for “signature”, used instead of “John Hancock”
Example: “Hey Bill, I need your John Henry here on the dotted line for this delivery of new computers.”
Understand this please, folks: “John Hancock” is the accepted slang term for one’s signature, because John Hancock is famous for his large, flamboyant signature on the Declaration of Independence.
John Henry was a steel driving man, Lord Lord.
4 comments October 28th, 2005