average Joe
noun[C]
informal(alsoAverage Joe,average joe)/ˌæv.ər.ɪdʒ ˈdʒəʊ//ˌæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ ˈdʒoʊ/anordinary,typicalperson:
He says ittakeshimlongerthantheaverageJoe to getreadyforwork.
HeplaysanAverage Joecaughtup inextremeevents.
EvenyouraverageJoe with notrainingwouldn’tfailthisbasictest.
- In the past only therichandfamouswould gettheirteethfixed, not theaverageJoe.
- Ahugecompanywouldprobablyown enoughbandwidth, but anaverageJoe with alaptopcomputerwouldn'tstandachance.
- I'm atypicalconsumer, just anaverageJoe.
- The wealth-divide between therichestinsocietyandyouraveragejoeon thestreethasbecomeseeminglyinsurmountable.
- Athletes not only get thebenefitof thedoubt; many say they are oftenaffordedmoreprotectionthan Average Joes.
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- be a dime a dozenidiom
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- humble
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday
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