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I believe John Hancock was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. When someone tells you to sign your John Hancock, they mean to put your signature on what ever it is they are referring to.
Write your signature
That just means : to sign your name somewhere-- to put your signature on a piece of paper.
This is an idiomatic expression meaning your own signature or mark.
It immortalises the first signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
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TaigaI believe John Hancock was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. When someone tells you to sign your John Hancock, they mean to put your signature on what ever it is they are referring to.
Write your signature
That just means : to sign your name somewhere-- to put your signature on a piece of paper.
This is an idiomatic expression meaning your own signature or mark.
It immortalises the first signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
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First signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock (1737-1793) was president of the Second Continental Congress and therefore the first delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence. Today, when Americans say they are putting their "John Hancock" on something, they mean they are signing a document.
Who was the first sign the declaration of independence?
John Hancock! He's the one who signed really huge!
Who was the statesman to first sign the Declaration of independance?
John Hancock was the only one to sign on July 4, 1776.
Who signed their name the biggest on the Declaration of Independece?
John Hancock had the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence. He wanted it to be big enough for the King of England to be able to read it without his glasses
What does it mean to sign your John Hankock?
This saying is an old slang term; possibly going back to the time when John Hancock (1737 [1736] - 1793), a merchant, stateman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution, as well as President of the Second Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence with a large and stylish signature ( he did this so that King George III of Great Britain could read it without his spectacles ).. His name soon became a synonym for signature...This is what it means by "Sign your John Hancock".
