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MAN IN THE STREET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does man in the street mean? 

MAN IN THE STREET (noun)
  The noun MAN IN THE STREET has 1 sense:

1. a hypothetical average manplay

  Familiarity information: MAN IN THE STREET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAN IN THE STREET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hypothetical average man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Joe Bloggs; Joe Blow; John Doe; man in the street

Hypernyms ("man in the street" is a kind of...):

common man; common person; commoner (a person who holds no title)


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