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regular guy

Idioms  
  1. Also, regular fellow. A nice or agreeable person, as in Luke's a regular guy, or Hilda's a regular fellow. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]


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Once upon a time, a U.S. president asked his aides for one thing before his trip to Beijing: a chance to be seen as a regular guy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

He was a regular guy, who loved spending time in a home filled with plaques and trophies and photos and footballs.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2026

And I’m back to being a regular guy again.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2025

I'm just a regular guy casting my vote like everybody else.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2024

He started off with about fifty corny jokes, just to show us what a regular guy he was.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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