plain Jane


nounInformal.
  1. a drab, unattractive, and generally uninteresting girl or woman.

Origin of plain Jane

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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Other definitions for plain-Jane (2 of 2)

plain-Jane

or plain-jane

[ pleyn-jeyn ]

adjectiveInformal.
  1. simple and modest; unadorned; basic: a plain-Jane car dressed up with leather upholstery.

Origin of plain-Jane

2
First recorded in 1935–40

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