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plain Jane

–noun Informal.
a drab, unattractive, and generally uninteresting girl or woman.

Origin:
1910–15

plain-Jane

[pleyn-jeyn]
–adjective Informal.
simple and modest; unadorned; basic: a plain-Jane car dressed up with leather upholstery.
Also, plain-jane.


Origin:
1935–40
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plain-Jane   (plān'jān')
adj.  Lacking adornment or pretension; basic or simple.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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