Definitions

Joe Doakes

[dohks] / doʊks /

NOUN

John Doe

Synonyms

WEAK

Everyman Jane Doe Joe Blow Joe Sixpack John Q. Public John Smith Mr Brown Mr. Nobody Richard Roe average Joe average person common man man in the street ordinary Joe

Example Sentences

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Joe Doakes" cannot pay her bills, Meany warned, "he'll look for higher wages.

From Time Magazine Archive

If it's good for Mr. Austin, why isn't it good for Joe Doakes?

From Time Magazine Archive

Someone rushes in and tells you that Joe Doakes has been carried off by a flying saucer.

From Project Gutenberg

"You sit there and talk about it like it was something that was going to happen to Joe Doakes and Oscar Zilch."

From Project Gutenberg

The mere fact that the Venusian looks like any Joe Doakes walking down the street is a picayunish point.

From Project Gutenberg