the man on the Clapham omnibus



the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus

  (British)
an imaginary person whose opinions and behaviour are thought to be typical of ordinary British people (usually singular) The man on the Clapham omnibus probably knows nothing about Rwanda.
See also: man, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Salathielsə-LAH-thee-əl (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek
Carolineka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
RalfRAHLF (German), RALF (English), RAYF (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Rare)
Gulisa-Georgian
Paraskevoula-Greek
Dua-Arabic