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Joe Sixpack

Joe Sixpack proper noun: the average person.

Proper noun

Joe Sixpack

  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.

Synonyms of Joe Sixpack

Forms of Joe Sixpack

alternative formJoe Six-pack

Origin of Joe Sixpack

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

Questions about Joe Sixpack

What does Joe Sixpack mean?
Joe Sixpack means the average person.
What part of speech is Joe Sixpack?
Joe Sixpack is a proper noun.

Words near Joe Sixpack in the dictionary

  1. Joe Schmo
  2. Joe Schmoe
  3. Joe Shmo
  4. Joe Shmoe
  5. Joe Six-Pack
  6. Joe Sixpack
  7. Joe Soap
  8. Joe Strummer
  9. Joe the Goose
  10. Joe the Gooses
  11. Joe Who

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