Definitions

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  • noun rare A typical guy; an unremarkable man.

Etymologies

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every +‎ guy, modelled on everyman.

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Examples

  • But this is a great debut effort, and I look forward to seeing how Canderous develops as an everyguy hero in a genre filled with super-women and craft pack-leaders.

    Dead To Me Jes Battis 2008

  • But Jason Ritter as the everyguy hero embroiled in the madness is so likable you can't help but want to tune in next week to see what happens.

    Matt's Picks: September 20-23 2010

  • Even so, there's plenty to recommend here, especially Ritter's everyguy spin on the reluctant hero caught up in a cosmic catastrophe when his girlfriend goes missing from a tropical cruise vacation.

    The New Season in Review: Monday Madness 2010

  • I could be a spokesman for the everyguy and I wouldn't be controversial like Joe the Plumber, believe me.

    Steven Weber: Blank the Blanker 2008

  • It's a little disheartening to find that Mayer rarely, if ever, incorporates his everyguy, hangdog sense of humor and wry sarcasm into his songwriting or studio-craft.

    PopMatters Anthony Lombardi 2009

  • And yet…this farce about an everyguy trying to impress his would-be in-laws and getting unluckier by the minute isn’t terrible.

    WORST WEEK: Week After Week? « TV BACON 2008

  • Peek: "It's the story of Ari Abramson, a sixteen-year-old everyguy and junior at Leo R. Gittleman Jewish Day School, who believes that popularity is just a mere verse/chorus/verse away.

    CYNSATIONS 2009

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