- Joe Blow
- n. US colloq. = JOE BLOGGS.
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nouna hypothetical average man• Syn: ↑John Doe, ↑Joe Bloggs, ↑man in the street• Hypernyms: ↑commoner, ↑common man, ↑common person* * *
nounUsage: usually capitalized J&BEtymology: Joe + blow (probably arbitrarily chosen to rhyme with Joe* * *
Slang.an average citizen; man in the street. Also called Joe Doakes.[1935-40, Amer.; rhyming phrase. See JOE, BLOW2]* * *
Joe Bloggs or (N American and Aust) Joe Blow nounThe average man in the street• • •Main Entry: ↑Joe* * *
Joe Blow,U.S. Slang. an average American.* * *
[blō]n. informal a name for a hypothetical average man* * *
noun, pl ⋯ Blows [count]US informal : an average or ordinary man— usually singularHis movies have no appeal for the average Joe Blow.
He's just some Joe Blow from off the streets.
; called also (Brit) Joe Bloggs* * *
Joe Bloggs f21 [Joe Bloggs] [ˌdʒəʊ ˈblɒɡz] [ˌdʒoʊ ˈblɑːɡz] (BrE) (NAmE ˌJoe ˈBlow, ˌJohn ˈDoe) noun singular (informal)a way of referring to a typical ordinary personSee also: ↑John Doe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.