Definition of "honest-to-god" [honest-to-god]

• (used informally especially for emphasis) (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "So much so, that they end up telling a body of Democrats “Barack Obama is going to beef up operations in Afghanistan!” after a political campaign in which Barack Obama promised to beef up operations in Afghanistan, and they honest-to-god expect that Barack Obama supporters are going to be aghast."
• "We had an actual, honest-to-god, pashing seat, in the toi toi bushes."
• "There are honest-to-god exposition boxes dramatically describing how “For the first time, no witty phrase leaves his mouth – for the first time, he realizes What Is At Stake.”"