Jan met de pet
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Jan ('John', extremely common first name) + met de pet ('with the cap').
Proper noun
[edit]- (idiomatic) John Q. Public, Joe Average, a hypothetical individual personification of the common man (or person, by extension)
- Gebruiksaanwijzingen moeten zo geformuleerd zijn dat Jan met de pet ze snapt.
- Instructions must be phrased so that any Joe Average can understand them.