Joe Sixpack
Ordinary working stiff
Joe Sixpack is a stock character representing the average American working-class man—someone who drinks beer, watches sports, and holds conventional views.
The name evokes a six-pack of beer and perhaps a blue-collar physique.
Politicians invoke Joe Sixpack when claiming to understand ordinary citizens: This tax plan helps Joe Sixpack, not Wall Street.
Also spelled Joe Six-Pack.
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
regular · unremarkable · conventional · standard · mundane · normative · representative · quintessential
Manual laborers as group
- laborerPhysical task performer
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- welderOne who fuses metals
- electricianWiring installation specialist
plumber · carpenter · factory · construction · tradesman · craftsman · hardhat · overalls
Common people as political base
- heartlandCentral region of significance
- anti-elitismDistrust of privileged classes
- rank-and-fileOrdinary organization members
- commonerNon-noble person
plebeian · majoritarianism · egalitarianism · taxpayer · voter · salt-of-the-earth · down-to-earth
Fermented grain drink
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
relaxed · unpretentious · easygoing · simple · approachable · down-home · no-frills · t-shirt
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
mainstream · regular · unremarkable · conventional · standard · mundane · normative · representative · quintessential · archetype
working-class
Manual laborers as group
electrician · plumber · carpenter · factory · construction · tradesman · craftsman · hardhat · overalls · union
grassroots
Common people as political base
- heartlandCentral region of significance
- anti-elitismDistrust of privileged classes
- rank-and-fileOrdinary organization members
commoner · plebeian · majoritarianism · egalitarianism · taxpayer · voter · salt-of-the-earth · down-to-earth
beer
Fermented grain drink
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
barbecue · relaxed · unpretentious · easygoing · simple · approachable · down-home · no-frills · t-shirt · recliner
- Everymaneveryman, common man, regular guy, John Doe, John Q. Public
- common namescommon names, John, Jane, Bob, Bill
- placeholder peopleJohn Doe, Jane Doe, everyman, Alice, Bob
- placeholdersplaceholder, bar, blank, dummy, filler
- placeholder namesJohn Doe, Jane Doe, John Smith, Jane Roe, Doe
Joe Sixpackthe elite
Most powerful group
the one percent · billionaire · old money · plutocrat · country club set
Joe Sixpackintellectual
Concerning thought and reason
highbrow · sophisticate · aesthete · snob · connoisseur
Joe Sixpackpower broker
Influential behind-scenes dealmaker
insider · ruling class · kingmaker · power elite · movers and shakers
Joe, six, pack, sixfold, sixth, sixteen, sixty, packs, packed