what do u mean when someone says, can i have your John Hancock Signature?

Answer 1

Your signature

Answer 2

Actually, they usually just ask for your "John Hancock". The president of the Second Continental Congress, John Hancock was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence, a daring act because, had the Americans not won the Revolutionary War, the signers of the declaration would have been killed as traitors. Because of the fame of his signature, Mr. Hancock's name has become a synonym for signature.

Answer 3

When someone asks for your "John Hancock", it's slang for a signature. It refers to John Hancock's ludicrously large signature on the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 4

They usually ask for your "John Hancock", not your "John Hancock Signature". That would be redundant.
It came from the Declaration of Independance because his was the largest signature. Therefore Americans sometimes ask for your "John Hancock" instead of your signature.

Answer 5

This dates back to when the United States Declaration of Independence was signed. John Hancock signed his name VERY big and bold, much more then anyone else. Thus, when someone wants your John Hancock, they are referring to your signature. =)

Answer 6

Your signature.

Note: John Hancock was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. King George of England had nortoriously bad eyesight. So, John Hancock wrote his signature very large saying something to like, "...so large that even His Majesty can surely read it!"

Answer 7

They want you to sign something. John Hancock has the largest, most noticable signature on the Declaration of Independence thus the saying...

He was not the first signer of that document as the guy above states...his signature is the largest, most noticeable.

Answer 8

John Hancock is used in place of the word signature.
Only a half-wit would use both terms together.
Like the others said, John Hancock made an ordeal of signing his name to the Declaration.

Answer 9

That's redundant. Most people say, "Can I have your John Hancock." It's another way of asking someone for their signature.

Answer 10

John Hancock was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. His signature is very large and clear; reportedly, he said, after signing, "There, I guess King George won't have any problem reading that."

Answer 11

They'll usually just say 'Can I have your John Hancock?' which means as in the the above answers pls sign on the dotted line.

Whilst on this subject if they say 'You have a lot of spunk!' This means in the US, that you have a lot of courage. But in UK it means an entirely different thing so watch how you use it.