Joe
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- noun
- /dʒoʊ/
- Informal
- Our Army and National Guard, as well as our police forces, are made up of regular, everyday *Joes* and *Janes*, folks just like you and me.
- a sloppy joe
- average joes
- ordinary joes
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Watch on YouTubeSo you come in as a regular Joe on your passport.
- So you come in as a regular Joe on your passport.
- Now how can like everyday Joe Schmo use it to land a job?
- Not your not just your average Joe or Joe public.
Examples
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This might be hard to believe, but I'm just a regular joe.
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Why do they want the working class Joes in Great Britain to pay for it?
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So it's not just any, you know, Joe Blow on the street.
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Yeah, but like, dude, does like the average Joe do something like that?
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I am predicting that the average Joe is going to like breakfast burritos.
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They're just regular Joes like me.
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They were average joes, all of them.
Fiction book (1998) -
Many unsung, unknown 'ordinary Joes' are doing what they can.
Blog text (34) -
He's just an average Joe trying to make ends meet.
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The movie tells the story of a regular Joe who becomes a hero.
Synonyms
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2.0
An ordinary man without a title, rank, or special rights
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1.8
A regular man with no special skills or fame
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5.4
An ordinary person who most people can identify with
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2.7
An ordinary person who is not an expert
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6.1
An ordinary person who represents the public
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4.8
A person who is like most everyday people
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3.4
A regular person who shows the views of most people
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1.4
A person who has no title and is an ordinary member of society
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6.3
A typical person who represents what most people think
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4.1
An ordinary member of the public
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5.2
A typical person with no special skills or fame
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A name people use for an ordinary, typical man
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6.3
An average person used as a name to represent most people in Australia
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A name for an ordinary man like a neighbour or friend
Compounds
- US
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9.9
A tall North American plant with pink or purple flower clusters found in wet places
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9.9
A tall North American plant with leaves around the stem and clusters of purple-pink flowers
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Etymology
Joe for an ordinary man comes from using Joe as a very common name, like in 'Average Joe' or 'G.I. Joe', so it came to mean an 'ordinary' or 'regular' person.