Joe Public

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Proper noun

(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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a hypothetical average or generic member of the public

Dutch: Jan Modaal m, Jan met de pet m
Finnish: Pihtiputaan mummo (fi)
French: Tartempion (fr)
Italian: Pinco Pallino m
Swedish: medelsvensson (sv)

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