Joe Schmo
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Joe Schmo — [ ,dʒou ʃmou ] noun AMERICAN SPOKEN JOE BLOW … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Joe Schmo — [“d3o “/mo] n. a jerk. □ Joe Schmo doesn’t really care. □ Let’s say Joe Schmo wants a new car. What does he do? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
The Joe Schmo Show — was a reality TV show parody which aired on the American cable network Spike TV starting in September 2003. The show s concept is reminiscent of the movie The Truman Show . The targets, regular schmoes such as Matt Kennedy Gould were led to… … Wikipedia
Joe Shmoe — Joe Schmoe (also spelled Joe Shmoe and Joe Schmo) is one of the most commonly used fictional names in American English. It is used to identify the typical, everyday person who does not have any special status, frequently in contrast to some group … Wikipedia
schmo — AND shmo; shmoe; schmoe [Jmo] n. a foolish and naive person, usually a male. (Yiddish. See also Joe Schmo.) □ hat a schmo! He thinks I caused the problem. □ Tell the silly schmoe to beat it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Joe — /joh/, n. 1. (sometimes l.c.) Informal. fellow; guy: the average Joe who works for a living. 2. Informal. a personification of a typical, often unprepossessing representative of an occupation, personality trait, state of being, etc., that is… … Universalium
schmo — [ʃməʊ] (also shmo) noun (plural schmoes) N. Amer. informal a foolish or inept person. ↘(also Joe Schmo) a hypothetical ordinary man. Origin 1940s: alt. of schmuck … English new terms dictionary
Joe Bloggs — (AmE Joe Blow, Joe Schmo) (infml) a name used to refer to an average or typical man: Joe Bloggs is generally more interested in sport than in politics Compare John Q Public. * * * … Universalium
Joe Schmoe — [shmō] (also Joe Schmo) n. (pl. Joe Schmoes) informal a hypothetical ordinary man a lot of Joe Schmoes make it to the big leagues Origin: 1940s: alteration of schmuck … Useful english dictionary
Joe — [dʒəu US dʒou] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Male name, from Joseph] 1.) Joe Public/Bloggs BrE Joe Blow/Schmo AmE spoken the ordinary average person 2.) Joe College/Citizen etc AmE spoken someone who is a typical example of people in a particular… … Dictionary of contemporary English
