Meanings
nouneveryguy (plural everyguys)
plural everyguys
- rareA typical guy; an unremarkable man.
Played by Jason Bateman (in quintessential everyguy mode), Joel Reynold is the beleaguered owner of a flavor-extract factory, contending with difficult employees, a looming lawsuit over an assembly-line mishap, a distant wife (Kristen Wiig) and his own adulterous urges.
2009 August 30, Dennis Lim, “Men at Work: Finding Humor in Missteps”, in New York Times
Origin
From every + guy, modelled on everyman.
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