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What (who) is joe blow - definition

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John Q Public; Jane Q. Public; Jane Q Public; Joe Blow; John Q. Citizen; Jane Q. Citizen; John Citizen; Joe Q. Public; J6P; Jane Citizen; John Q. Taxpayer; Jane Q. Taxpayer; Joe Doakes; Public, John; Public, John Q.; John Public
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John Q. Public         
John Q. Public (and several similar names; see the Variations section below) is a generic name and placeholder name, especially in American English, to denote a hypothetical member of society, deemed a "common man", who is presumed to represent the randomly selected "man on the street".
John Q. Public         
¦ noun North American term for Joe Public.
blow off         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Blow off (disambiguation)
informal
1. lose one's temper and shout.
2. break wind noisily.

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John Q. Public

John Q. Public (and several similar names; see the Variations section below) is a generic name and placeholder name, especially in American English, to denote a hypothetical member of society, deemed a "common man", who is presumed to represent the randomly selected "man on the street".

The equivalent term in British English is Joe Public.

Examples of use of joe blow
1. Are they the same with Joe Blow as they are with me?
2. Had he been shot by Joe Blow, it would merit perhaps a three–line item in the local newspaper and be entirely forgotten to history.
3. "That wouldn‘t happen with just any Joe Blow," says Lyle Gramley, a former Fed governor who works as a consulting economist at the Schwab Washington Research Group.
4. "Whatever the snafu was, the result is Joe Blow Citizen isn‘t seeing the effect of that federal money." Louisiana eventually expects to get at least $25 billion in federal money for rebuilding projects, including everything from levee repairs to homeowner assistance.