What does joe blow mean?

joe blow means "a hypothetical average man".

What is another word for joe blow?

Close synonyms include John Doe, Joe Bloggs, man in the street. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is joe blow a common word?

joe blow is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

joe blow — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a hypothetical average man
SynonymsJohn Doe Joe Bloggs man in the street
Broadercommoner

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What does joe blow mean?: joe blow means "a hypothetical average man".
What is another word for joe blow?: Close synonyms include John Doe, Joe Bloggs, man in the street. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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