Definition
A hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension).
In Context
- "Near-synonyms: Joe Bloggs, Joe Sixpack, J. Random User"
- "Write the instructions so that any Joe Average can understand them."
Also Said As
- average Joe
- regular Joe
- Joe Public
- John Q. Public
- man on the street
- man in the street
- man on the Clapham omnibus
- Joe Bloggs
- Joe Sixpack
- J. Random User
See Also
- G.I. Joe
- everyman
- Jane Average
- average Jane
- John Doe
- Jane Doe
- Richard Roe
- Jane Roe
- just folks
- lay figure
- layperson
- pub test
- regular folk
- regular folks
- Tom, Dick or Harry