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
Noun
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Unable to identify the deceased person, the man became known as Lee County John Doe in 1977, according to Othram.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The former Chi Alpha student identified in the lawsuit as John Doe 2 was one of them.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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