debt of honor

noun

1. a gambling debt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of debt of honor¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

“Hetsnickle was a famous bandapat. The debt of honor is named after her. You know, how I have to save your life because you saved me from that rootbeer? That’s the Hetsnickle debt.”

From Literature

“Maybe I don’t owe you a Hetsnickle debt of honor anymore after all.”

From Literature

“This is part of history and we cannot forget this debt of honor,” said Subianto, who also extolled China’s importance to Southeast Asia.

From Seattle Times

By then, the poet had revolted against his father’s severe morality, yet he felt obligated to pay a debt of honor.

From New York Times

“I’m here to pay a debt of honor and respect to a man who from walking the dirt roads of the Deep South, to speaking to hundreds of thousands on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, touched the hearts of the American people and led the civil rights movement to triumph over Jim Crow,” Pence said Sunday at the Holy City Church of God in Christ.

From Fox News