everyboy

noun

everyboy

noun

/ˈɛvɹiːˌbɔɪ/

Etymology From every + boy, modelled on earlier everyman.

1

An archetypical ordinary boy.

  • Ralph Williams, honest, baffled middle-America, was fine as Johnny, the everyboy who feels that shooting people is wrong.1973, The New York Times Theater Reviews, 1920–:
Related terms
everyman, everygirl, everywoman

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