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Joe_Public

Joe Public

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Joe Public

  1. (idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic member of the public; the common man (or person, by extension).
    Quoting Joe Public proved a dangerous game in the 2008 US presidential elections after he was personified in Joe 'the' Plumber, an actual plumber without previous media exposure.

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