regular guy
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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How to use regular guy in a sentence
His hero, Bruce Springsteen, is a gazillionaire, but he still manages to come across as a regular guy, so perception is reality.
I think of bros as like a regular guy with very general interests.
How 'The Mindy Project' Star Adam Pally Became Hollywood's Go-To 'Bro' | Kevin Fallon | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis words then turned almost surreal for a seemingly regular guy from Kansas.
Terry Lee Loewen, the Mellow Kansas Man Who Dreamed of Jihad | Michael Daly | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is, in many ways, the anti-Romney, someone whose regular-guy persona bleeds through everything he does.
Scott Walker Is the Perfect Republican Candidate for 2016 (on Paper) | David Freedlander | November 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTChristie has “regular guy” down, too, but with him, he has it so far down that it risks becoming shtick.
Scott Walker Is the Perfect Republican Candidate for 2016 (on Paper) | David Freedlander | November 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It suits you, somehow, like your hair, which would make the rest of us look a regular guy.
The Romance of a Plain Man | Ellen GlasgowAnd a regular guy means, I presume, a reliable or respectable guy.
What I Saw in America | G. K. ChestertonHe was ashamed of his own fear and proved that he was a "regular guy" by joining in the laugh and jibes of the fellows.
The Fight for the Argonne | William Benjamin WestThen, it developed, some reporter in the West had referred to him as "a regular guy."
Turns about Town | Robert Cortes HollidayWe just want you to come around more and be one of the fellows, more of a regular guy.
The Plastic Age | Percy Marks
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