- Joe Doakes
- {n.} A name used informally for the average man. * /Let us say that Joe Doakes goes to the movies three times a year./ Compare: MAN IN THE STREET, SO-AND-SO.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Joe Doakes
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joe doakes — ˈdōks noun (plural joe doakes) Usage: usually capitalized J&D Etymology: Joe + the name Doakes 1. : an average man 2. : so and so 1 * * * /dohks/, pl. Joe Doakes … Useful english dictionary
Joe Doakes — /dohks/, pl. Joe Doakes. Slang. See Joe Blow. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
Joe Doakes — {n.} A name used informally for the average man. * /Let us say that Joe Doakes goes to the movies three times a year./ Compare: MAN IN THE STREET, SO AND SO … Dictionary of American idioms
Joe\ Doakes — noun A name used informally for the average man. Let us say that Joe Doakes goes to the movies three times a year. Compare: man in the street, so and so … Словарь американских идиом
Joe Doakes — Go to Joe Blow … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Joe Doakes — nickname for the average American man … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Joe Blow — AND Joe Doakes [“(I30 “bio AND “CI30 “doks] n. a typical or average male American citizen. □ What do you think Joe Blow really thinks about all this? □ According to surveys, Joe Doakes can hardly read … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Joe Blow — n. US colloq. = JOE BLOGGS. * * * noun a hypothetical average man • Syn: ↑John Doe, ↑Joe Bloggs, ↑man in the street • Hypernyms: ↑commoner, ↑common man, ↑common person * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Doakes — See: JOE DOAKES … Dictionary of American idioms
Doakes — See: JOE DOAKES … Dictionary of American idioms
