Phrase guide

Joe Average

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: Joe Bloggs, Joe Sixpack, J. Random User
  • Write the instructions so that any Joe Average can understand them.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: average Joe, regular Joe, Joe Public, John Q. Public, man on the street, man in the street, man on the Clapham omnibus, Joe Bloggs, Joe Sixpack, J. Random User

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 普通人 (pou2 tung1 jan4) — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Chinese: 普通人 (phó͘-thong-lâng) — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普通人 (pǔtōngrén) — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Dutch: Jan Modaal — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Dutch: Jan met de pet — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Finnish: Pihtiputaan mummo — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Finnish: Matti Meikäläinen — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • French: Français moyen — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • German: Ottonormalverbraucher — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Irish: Seán Ó Rudaí — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Irish: Mac Uí Rudaí — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Italian: Pinco Pallino — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Japanese: 普通人 (futsū jin) — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Japanese: 山田 太郎 (Yamada Tarō) — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Lithuanian: Vardenis Pavardenis — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Polish: Jan Kowalski — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Portuguese: Jão — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Spanish: Juan Pérez — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Swedish: medelsvensson — hypothetical average or generic individual
  • Swedish: medelmåtta — hypothetical average or generic individual