woman in the street

American  

noun

1. the average woman.

   a new magazine for the woman in the street.

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Etymology

Origin of woman in the street

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

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woman in the street

Despite all that, speak to the man or woman in the street, a taxi driver or the staff in a restaurant and there is not the gushing confidence you might expect.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023

“We have had individuals come back on the force who a reasonable man or woman in the street would say, ‘I don’t want that person carrying a gun on my behalf,’ ” said Ms. Patterson.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022

“The average man and woman in the street probably doesn’t care a lot about it,” said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia.

From Slate ● May 23, 2022

"The smallest things upset me. The other day I jumped when a woman in the street hiccupped as she walked past me."

From Fox News ● Dec. 5, 2019

A day or two afterwards he met the woman in the street, and told her what had happened.

From Sovereign Grace Its Source, Its Nature and Its Effects by Dwight Lyman Moody

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