"Joe Average" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Joe Averages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Joe Average}} Joe Average (plural Joe Averages)
  1. (idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension). Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Personifications Synonyms: Joe Public, John Q. Public, man on the street, average Joe, regular Joe Related terms: J. Random User, Joe Bloggs, Joe Sixpack, John Doe, regular folk, regular folks, Tom, Dick or Harry Translations (hypothetical average or generic individual): 普通人 (phó͘-thong-lâng) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 普通人 (pou² tung¹ jan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 普通人 (pǔtōngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), Jan Modaal [masculine] (Dutch), Jan met de pet [masculine] (Dutch), Pihtiputaan mummo (Finnish), Matti Meikäläinen (Finnish), Français moyen [masculine] (French), Ottonormalverbraucher [masculine] (German), Seán Ó Rudaí [masculine] (Irish), Mac Uí Rudaí [masculine] (Irish), Pinco Pallino [masculine] (Italian), 普通人 (futsū jin) (alt: ふつうじん) (Japanese), 山田 太郎 (Yamada Tarō) (Japanese), Vardenis Pavardenis [masculine] (Lithuanian), Jan Kowalski [masculine] (Polish), Jão [masculine] (Portuguese), Juan Pérez [masculine] (Spanish), medelsvensson [common-gender] (Swedish), medelmåtta [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "word": "Matti Meikäläinen"
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