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idiomJoeJoe Bloggs BrEBrE Joe Schmoe/Public AmE a name used to represent all ordinary people and their thoughts, feelings, and situations:I bet if you asked Joe Bloggs on the street what he thought about it, he'd say throw the bastards out of Parliament.Carson virtually bought his not guilty verdict because he was rich enough to hire lawyers who tore up the prosecutors. If he was Joe Schmoe from nowhere, making $20,000 a year, he'd be in jail.NoteIn American English you may hear people use other names like these. For example, people often use Joe Blow, Joe Average, or John Q. Public. The last name can also be made specific in order to talk about people who do a particular type of activity or job:I wouldn't recognise him if I saw him again. He was just kind of Joe Businessman, you know wearing a suit and tie, carrying a briefcase.When I first got out to the Philippines, I thought I was cool - I was mister Joe Christian, and I was going to tell them all about Jesus Christ
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