Meaning

2 senses
  1. (slang)The average person.

    Near-synonyms: Joe Average, average Joe, John Q. Public

  2. (Internet)Somebody without particular expertise or interest in computers or the Internet; a nontechie.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From the notion of an average person as a churlish one who sits around idly drinking a six

From the notion of an average person as a churlish one who sits around idly drinking a six-pack of beer.

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