Joe Doakes

Joe Doakes
/dohks/, pl. Joe Doakes. Slang.
[1940-45]

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  • joe doakes — ˈdōks noun (plural joe doakes) Usage: usually capitalized J&D Etymology: Joe + the name Doakes 1. : an average man 2. : so and so 1 * * * /dohks/, pl. Joe Doakes …   Useful english dictionary

  • Joe Doakes — {n.} A name used informally for the average man. * /Let us say that Joe Doakes goes to the movies three times a year./ Compare: MAN IN THE STREET, SO AND SO …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Joe Doakes — {n.} A name used informally for the average man. * /Let us say that Joe Doakes goes to the movies three times a year./ Compare: MAN IN THE STREET, SO AND SO …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Joe\ Doakes — noun A name used informally for the average man. Let us say that Joe Doakes goes to the movies three times a year. Compare: man in the street, so and so …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Joe Doakes — Go to Joe Blow …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Joe Doakes — nickname for the average American man …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Joe Blow — AND Joe Doakes [“(I30 “bio AND “CI30 “doks] n. a typical or average male American citizen. □ What do you think Joe Blow really thinks about all this? □ According to surveys, Joe Doakes can hardly read …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Joe Blow — n. US colloq. = JOE BLOGGS. * * * noun a hypothetical average man • Syn: ↑John Doe, ↑Joe Bloggs, ↑man in the street • Hypernyms: ↑commoner, ↑common man, ↑common person * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Doakes — See: JOE DOAKES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Doakes — See: JOE DOAKES …   Dictionary of American idioms

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