Joe Schmoe

Meaning

Proper Noun

The typical, everyday person who does not have any special status, frequently in contrast to some group.

Origin

From Joe (as in average Joe) and diminishing shm-reduplication, schm- + Joe. schmo (and alternate spellings) are thought by some linguists to be a clipping of schmuck, but this is not universally accepted.

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