average guy
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- noun
- /ˈævərɪdʒ ɡaɪ/
- Informal
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tipo normal
- He remained an attainable character—a relatively average guy who was really accurate with a bow and arrow.
- just an average guy
- average guy on the street
- average guy thinks
I have a lot of watches, but the everyday man, the average guy should have at least one watch.
- I have a lot of watches, but the everyday man, the average guy should have at least one watch.
- And again, I say above and beyond simply to mean this is more than the average guy is going to do, OK.
- I was like, if the people you love treat you this way, then what is the average guy on the street going to do to you?
- Y'all seen the top desirable guys, the guys who, yes, are capable, but that's not the average guy.
- You can look for the, you know, the glory stories, the guys who make millions of dollars in one year, which they don't, you know, it doesn't happen to the average guy.
Examples
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Not old, not ugly, just an average guy having dinner alone.
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And again, I say above and beyond simply to mean this is more than the average guy is going to do, OK.
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Why, an average guy like me would have to work 20, 30, maybe 40 years to afford a place like this, if ever!
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I'm gonna talk about us, the average guys, the John Does.
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I grew up not liking sports and beer; other than that, I'm pretty much your average guy.
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It's such a big world out there, and the average guy is just trying to play it safe, save money and invest in a few stocks.
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Sure, I'm just an average guy, but you... you are an absolute knockout.
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In every other respect, he's the guy next door, just an average guy who kisses his wife goodbye every morning, spends all week scraping a living, all weekend fixing the house.
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The average guy often struggles to balance work and family life.
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In a world full of celebrity culture, the average guy prefers simplicity and comfort.
Synonyms
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2.0
An ordinary man without a title, rank, or special rights
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5.4
An ordinary person who most people can identify with
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2.5
A regular man who stands for the average person
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2.7
An ordinary person who is not an expert
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4.8
A person who is like most everyday people
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An ordinary person with average skills and no special qualities
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5.2
A typical person with no special skills or fame
A name people use for an ordinary, typical man
Antonyms
How Typical
- Informal
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- Informal
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an ordinary or typical man' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'average' (ordinary, typical) with 'guy' (male person). This adjective + noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase average guy comes from the idea of average as the middle or most common example and guy meaning a man. Picture a man who looks like most people in a crowd, not special or extreme. So, it means 'an ordinary or typical man'.