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

Example Sentences

“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

“It was the need of the nation, the need of the average man and woman in the street, the businessman, the mother, the fireman, the teacher — everyone wanted respect,” she wrote in her autobiography.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2018

“Look how that boy’s chasing the madwoman!” indignantly exclaimed a woman in the street.

From The Social Cancer by Derbyshire, Charles E.