John Q. Public
Meaning
A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.
Synonyms
Translations
Otto Normalverbraucher
Jean Dupont
Mario Rossi
Jan Janssen
Manuel Dos Santos José da Silva Zé da Silva João da Silva João Ninguém
Fulano y Zutano Mengano y PerenganoEtymology
First use appears c. 1938. Compare also John Doe.
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