John Q. Public

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

John Q. Public (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.

   Even careful safety precautions in the factory do not make it a good place for John Q. Public to wander unattended.

Synonyms

• Joe Average
• Joe Bloggs
• John Doe
• J. Random User
• man on the street
• Tom, Dick or Harry

Translations

1. A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen

• German: Otto Normalverbraucher (de) m
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