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average joe

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noun

  1. an ordinary person or citizen; an average man.


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Oodles of palm trees and the vegetation have been planted to shield the "average joe" from his uber clients.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2015

Brutal training regimes and the dreaded ITB syndrome feature in a story that celebrates the often life-changing effects marathon running can have on the average joe.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2013

It's about cowardice and failure – at best, reconciling yourself to being an average joe.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2010

And what does all this mean for the average joe?

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, I concede that the average joe prefers Windows computers, which account for more than 90% of the machines on the Internet, according to the Web-monitoring firm Net Applications.

From Time Magazine Archive

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