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JOHN DOE
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• JOHN DOE (noun)
The noun JOHN DOE has 2 senses:
1. a hypothetical average man
2. an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings
Familiarity information: JOHN DOE used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hypothetical average man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Joe Bloggs; Joe Blow; John Doe; man in the street
Hypernyms ("John Doe" is a kind of...):
common man; common person; commoner (a person who holds no title)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("John Doe" is a kind of...):
party (a person involved in legal proceedings)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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"When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter." (Chinese proverb)
"Those who had some shame are dead." (Egyptian proverb)