Joe Blows

noun

variants also Joe Schmos
plural of Joe Blow
as in little guys
an average or ordinary man the typical Joe Blow can't afford to stay at the new five-star hotel

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  1. little guys
  2. little men
  3. workers
Noun
  • Here’s hoping these little guys find a destination in the parks soon.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • These little guys have powerful noise-cancelling playback, hi-res sound, and incredible Dolby audio out of the box.
    — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of little guys
Noun
  • Earlier movie versions have managed the story’s most frightening moments with the limited technology available at the time—much plastic and spongy stuff; monsters in process shots looming over little men; papier-mâché boulders flung from hilltops.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Boarding school has been making Muck boys into ugly, priggish little men for generations.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of little men
Noun
  • Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • His father, Amin Mia, 26, said no health workers came to their remote village in Sylhet to offer vaccinations in time.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of workers
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