as in John Doe
an average or ordinary man
the political ads airing during the football game were an obvious attempt to gain the votes of the Joe Six-Packs in the audience
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Recent Examples of Joe Six-Pack
Benj Steinman, president of Beer Marketer’s Insight, said Yuengling is among the last regional brewers left standing in an age of consolidation, giving it craft beer cachet at something closer to a Joe Six-Pack price.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Joe Six-Pack
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Smith, the reputed leader of Miami’s John Doe gang, had been sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering four people in Liberty City in the 1990s.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Under secret balloting, someone might say, hey, here is $5 to vote for Joe Blow, but the voter could take the money and go into the curtained voting booth and vote for Bill Smith.—
Jay Ambrose,
Star Tribune,
10 Aug. 2020
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“Joe Six-Pack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Joe%20Six-Pack. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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