average person

Ordinary Joe type

An average person is someone typical or ordinary—not exceptional in any particular way.

The phrase often serves as a benchmark for accessibility or difficulty: The average person can't afford a yacht, written so the average person can understand it.

It can carry slight condescension when contrasting with experts or elites.

Related

regular · everyday joe · mainstream · middleclass · working class · median · unremarkable · mundane · plain · routine · working · suburban · anonymous · masses · silent majority · crowd · nine-to-five · commuter

Categories
Opposites
statistical typicality

average personoutlier

Distant data point

statistical anomaly · one of a kind · exception · deviation · abnormality

achievement and distinction

average persongenius

Person of rare brilliance

prodigy · luminary · legend · icon · virtuoso

social status and power

average personelite

Superior select group

aristocrat · VIP · ruling class · one-percenter · oligarch

Family

average, person, averages, averaged, averaging, averagely, persons, personal, personally

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G