everyboy

English

Etymology

From every +‎ boy, modelled on earlier everyman.

Noun

everyboy (plural everyboys)

1. An archetypical ordinary boy.
   • 1973, The New York Times Theater Reviews, 1920–:

     Ralph Williams, honest, baffled middle-America, was fine as Johnny, the everyboy who feels that shooting people is wrong.

Related terms

• everyman
• everygirl
• everywoman