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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
VukaŠIn	-	Serbian
Amabilia	-	Late Roman
Debra	DEB-rə	English
Julienne	zhoo-lee-EN	French
Marica	-	Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Juliya	YOO-lee-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian