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Re: what's "regular joes"

Posted By: wintermute, on host 80.46.182.33
Date: Monday, February 23, 2004, at 08:58:16
In Reply To: Re: what's "regular joes" posted by Howard on Monday, February 9, 2004, at 07:21:52:

> > anybody tell me?I think it should be a daily used slang,but what does it exactly mean?
> >
> > thanks a lot!
>
> It goes back to World War II when young American males were called "joes." This probably started in England. A regular joe was just a guy who was not famous or special in any way. The term "guy,"
> used in the same way, went back to World War I. Used this way, joe and guy are not proper nouns.
> How"regular guy"ard

I'm pretty sure it's not a British term. At least, not around here.

winter"here = south London"mute

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Message:	> > > anybody tell me?I think it should be a daily used slang,but what does it exactly mean? > > > > > > thanks a lot! > > > > It goes back to World War II when young American males were called "joes." This probably started in England. A regular joe was just a guy who was not famous or special in any way. The term "guy," > > used in the same way, went back to World War I. Used this way, joe and guy are not proper nouns. > > How"regular guy"ard > > I'm pretty sure it's not a British term. At least, not around here. > > winter"here = south London"mute
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