Pronunciation: - ' bu ̇ l
Function: noun
Etymology: John Bull, character typifying the English nation in The History of John Bull (1712) by John Arbuthnot
Date: 1778
1 : the English nation personified : the English people
2 : a typical Englishman
– John Bull · ish \ - ' bu ̇ -lish \ adjective
– John Bull · ish · ness noun
– John Bull · ism \ - ˌ li-z ə m \ noun