💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Honest john"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| john q. publicnoun | (idiomatic) A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen. |
| joe publicnoun | (idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic member of the public; the common man (or person, by extension). |
| man on the streetnoun | (idiomatic) An ordinary member of the general public, especially one who lacks special expertise. |
| stand-up guynoun | (informal) An honest and straightforward man of good character. |
| john citizennoun | (idiomatic) Synonym of John Doe. |
| honest injunnoun | (US, dated, colloquial, humorous, now offensive) An honest person. |
| joe citizennoun | (idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic citizen; the man on the street. |
| joe q. publicnoun | Alternative form of John Q. Public. [(idiomatic) A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.] |
| joe averagenoun | (idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension). |
| john bluntnoun | (slang) A straightforward, honest, outspoken man. |
| johnnoun | (slang, US) A prostitute's client. |
| man on the clapham omnibusnoun | (UK, by extension) Any ordinary person; everyman. |
| man in the streetnoun | (idiomatic) Synonym of man on the street. |
| honest abenoun | (idiomatic) A forthright and honest person. |
| johnny citizennoun | (US) A generic citizen. |
| common mannoun | An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite. |
| commonfolknoun | ordinary people |
| joe bloggsnoun | (chiefly British) A personification of the general public, or of an average ordinary person. |
| squareheadnoun | (slang) A socially conventional or boring person. |
| regular guynoun | (informal) A man who is generally liked, normal, ordinary, and trusted. |
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