man in the street

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [man in stressed th ee street]
- /mæn ɪn stressed ði strit/
- /mæn ɪn ðə striːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [man in stressed th ee street]
- /mæn ɪn stressed ði strit/

Definitions of man in the street words

noun man in the street the ordinary person; the average citizen: the political opinions of the man in the street. 1
noun man in the street common man, average person 1
noun man in the street the typical or ordinary person, esp as a hypothetical unit in statistics 0
noun man in the street an ordinary or average citizen 0
noun man in the street the average person; ordinary citizen 0
noun man in the street (Idiomatic) A typical person, unversed in a given subject; an inexpert commoner. 0

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Origin of man in the street

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Man in the street

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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man in the street popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for man in the street

noun man in the street

john doe — an anonymous, average man.
average joe — An average Joe is an average or ordinary man.

All 2 Synonyms of man in the street

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