List of terms referring to an average person

Here is a list of terms related to an average person.

Unsorted

International

Arab World

Folan (male: فلان) Folana (female: فلانة)^[1]

By country

Austria

Hans Meier / Maier / Mayer^[2]
Herr und Frau Österreicher (Mr and Mrs Austrian)^[3]

Finland

Matti Meikäläinen (male, literally "our Matti"), Maija Meikäläinen (female, literally "our Maija")^[4]

France

Jean Dupont, Monsieur Durand, Monsieur/Madame Tout-le-monde, Monsieur/Madame Untel, Madame Michu (female), Tartempion, Beauf, Paul Martin, Pierre-Paul-Jacques, Machin/Machine^[5]

Poland

Kowalski, Jan Kowalski [pl] (male), Anna Kowalska (female)

Thailand

Somchai (common name for male – literally meaning "appropriate for a man"), Somsri (common, if somewhat dated, name for female), Sommai (common names of either gender), nai-gor (นาย ก equivalent to 'Mr. A')^[6]

United Kingdom

Girl next door^[7]
Fred Bloggs or Joe Bloggs
Joe Public or Jane Public
John Smith
Joe Soap
the great unwashed^[8]
the man in the street
the man on the Clapham omnibus
the middle class^[9]
Tom, Dick and Harry
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells or Outraged of Tunbridge Wells^[10]

United States

John Smith
John Doe
Jane Doe
John Q. Public
John Q. Citizen
John Q. Taxpayer
Joe Blow
Joe the Plumber
Joe Sixpack
Joe Soap
Sally Housecoat
Joe Meatball
Eddie Punch-Clock
Johnny Lunch-Pail
Larry Lead-Foot
Tom, Dick and Harry
Average Joe
Joe Schmo

References

^ https://www.alarabiya.net/ar/culture-and-art/2018/03/17/%D9%86%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%83%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%9F
^ Max Mustermann - es gibt ihn wirklich (Max Mustermann - he actually exists), German newspaper article
^ Ernährungsfehler von Herrn und Frau Österreicher (Unhealthy Food Habits Of Mr and Mrs Austrian), Austrian government website
^ Milburn, Trudy (2015). Communicating User Experience: Applying Local Strategies Research to Digital Media Design. Lexington Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-4985-0614-4.
^ http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/machin
^ "นาย ก". thai-language. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
^ "Joe Public synonyms with definition | Macmillan Thesaurus". www.macmillanthesaurus.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ "UNWASHED | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ Rodale, Jerome Irving (1978). The Synonym Finder. Rodale. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-87857-236-6.
^ "Outraged of Tunbridge Wells, Edited by Nigel Cawthorne - Review". The Independent. 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

[1] ttps://www.alarabiya.net/ar/culture-and-art/2018/03/17/%D9%86%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%83%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%9F

[2] Max Mustermann - es gibt ihn wirklich (Max Mustermann - he actually exists), German newspaper article

[3] Ernährungsfehler von Herrn und Frau Österreicher (Unhealthy Food Habits Of Mr and Mrs Austrian), Austrian government website

[Milburn2015-4] Milburn, Trudy (2015). Communicating User Experience: Applying Local Strategies Research to Digital Media Design. Lexington Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-4985-0614-4.

[5] ttp://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/machin

[6] "นาย ก". thai-language. Retrieved 2018-12-20.

[:0-7] "Joe Public synonyms with definition | Macmillan Thesaurus". www.macmillanthesaurus.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

[:2-8] "UNWASHED | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

[9] Rodale, Jerome Irving (1978). The Synonym Finder. Rodale. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-87857-236-6.

[10] "Outraged of Tunbridge Wells, Edited by Nigel Cawthorne - Review". The Independent. 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2020-06-13.

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