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Joe_Schmoe

Joe Schmoe

English

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Proper noun

Joe Schmoe

  1. (US, informal) The typical, everyday person who does not have any special status, frequently in contrast to some group.

Usage notes

Can be either derogatory or humorous.

References

  • Feinsilver, Lillian Mermin, 1956, Schmo, Schmog, and Schnook, American Speech, Duke UP, Vol. 31 No. 3, pages 236-237.
  • (etymology) ****, Oxford English Dictionary, 1989, Oxford University Press
  • (etymology) Gold, David L., 1988, Review of Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America by Sol Steinmetz, American Speech, Duke UP, Vol. 63 No. 3, page 276.