Joe Blow

Joe Blow
an average citizen; man in the street. Also called Joe Doakes.
[1935-40, Amer.; rhyming phrase. See JOE, BLOW2]

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  • Joe Blow — n. Slang 1. personification of an average, ordinary man 2. a name used to refer to a man whose name is not known or whose typicalness is being emphasized …   English World dictionary

  • Joe Blow — n. US colloq. = JOE BLOGGS. * * * noun a hypothetical average man • Syn: ↑John Doe, ↑Joe Bloggs, ↑man in the street • Hypernyms: ↑commoner, ↑common man, ↑common person * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Joe Blow — AND Joe Doakes [“(I30 “bio AND “CI30 “doks] n. a typical or average male American citizen. □ What do you think Joe Blow really thinks about all this? □ According to surveys, Joe Doakes can hardly read …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Joe Blow — np An ordinary, average person. Joe Blow doesn t buy many yachts in his lifetime. 1950s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • Joe Blow — American & Australian an ordinary person. Television today is geared to your average Joe Blow …   New idioms dictionary

  • Joe Blow — /dʒoʊ ˈbloʊ / (say joh bloh) noun Colloquial the average citizen. {from Joe2 (def. 1) + Blow, probably just for the rhyme} …  

  • Joe Blow — n an average man, ordinary person. A rhyming elaboration of joe …   Contemporary slang

  • Joe Blow — noun Date: 1924 an average or ordinary man …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Joe Blow — Mr. Average, a man in the street, average citizen …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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