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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Joe Public en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic member of the public; the common man (or person, by extension).
    • Quoting Joe Public proved a dangerous game in the 2008 US presidential elections after he was personified in Joe 'the' Plumber, an actual plumber without previous media exposure.

Relateds

Tom, Dick or Harry · Joe Bloggs · man on the Clapham omnibus · John Doe · J. Random User

Synonyms

Joe Average · John Q. Public

Translations (9)

fi Pihtiputaan mummo (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · de Ottonormalverbraucher (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · pl Jan Kowalski (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · de Otto Normalverbraucher (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · it Pinco Pallino (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · fr Tartempion (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · nl Jan Modaal (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · sv medelsvensson (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public) · nl Jan met de pet (a hypothetical average or generic member of the public)