Jan Modaal

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Jan ('John', extremely common first name) + modaal ('average', from Latin modalis).

Proper noun

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Jan Modaal ?

  1. (idiomatic) John Q. Public, Joe Average, a hypothetical individual personification of the average (generally working-class) consumer, with an average income

Synonyms

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See also

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