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average Joe

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

Example Sentences

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The average Joe won’t get such an opportunity to set the record straight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Joe Mauri was the perfect symbol of America’s disgrace: a literal average Joe, shoved into the streets by the invisible hand.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2023

"I've struggled to find any internet to work, been conned into spending more money because I'm a foreigner, and had a lot more food poisoning than your average Joe."

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022

The free market revolutionary as an average Joe, chatting up the workingman.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

This episode is sure to appeal to everyone, from the most diehard "South Park" fans to the average Joe who is inevitably affected by the coronavirus.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2021