Joe Blow

Joe Blow

noun Slang.
an average citizen; man in the street.
Also called Joe Doakes.


Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; rhyming phrase. See Joe, blow2
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Joe Blow is always a great word to know.
So is dead ringer. Does it mean:
deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk
a person or thing that closely resembles another
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Joe Blow definition

[ˈdʒo ˈblo] and [ˈdʒo ˈdoks]
and Joe Doakes
  1. n.
    a typical or average male American citizen. : What do you think Joe Blow really thinks about all this? , Joe Doakes thinks the government ought to pay for all medical care.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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