Joe Average en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension).
Write the instructions so that any Joe Average can understand them.
Near-synonyms: Joe Bloggs, Joe Sixpack, J. Random User
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Averages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
regular folks · Richard Roe · just folks · Tom, Dick or Harry · G.I. Joe · regular folk · everyman · Jane Roe · pub test · John Doe · average Jane · layperson · Jane Average · lay figure · Jane Doe
Synonyms
Joe Sixpack · man on the street · Joe Bloggs · John Q. Public · man on the Clapham omnibus · average Joe · Joe Public · regular Joe · man in the street · J. Random User
Translations (20)
nl Jan met de pet (hypothetical average or generic individual) · ja 普通人 (hypothetical average or generic individual) · it Pinco Pallino (hypothetical average or generic individual) · es Juan Pérez (hypothetical average or generic individual) · ja 山田 太郎 (hypothetical average or generic individual) · nan-hbl 普通人 (hypothetical average or generic individual) · pt Jão (hypothetical average or generic individual) · fi Pihtiputaan mummo (hypothetical average or generic individual) · cmn 普通人 (hypothetical average or generic individual) · sv medelmåtta (hypothetical average or generic individual) · de Ottonormalverbraucher (hypothetical average or generic individual) · ga Mac Uí Rudaí (hypothetical average or generic individual) · pl Jan Kowalski (hypothetical average or generic individual) · ga Seán Ó Rudaí (hypothetical average or generic individual) · yue 普通人 (hypothetical average or generic individual) · nl Jan Modaal (hypothetical average or generic individual) · lt Vardenis Pavardenis (hypothetical average or generic individual) · fr Français moyen (hypothetical average or generic individual) · sv medelsvensson (hypothetical average or generic individual) · fi Matti Meikäläinen (hypothetical average or generic individual)