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/ˈɛvɹiːˌmæn/
Noun
In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
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Near-synonyms: man on the street, John Q. Public (see more there)
In the novels of John Updike, sometimes Rabbit is his own man, and sometimes he is everyman.
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Eternal Life is now on my trail / Got my red glitter coffin, man, just need one last nail / While all these ugly gentlemen play out their foolish games / There's a flaming red horizon that screams our names / And as your fantasies are broken in two / Did you really think this bloody road would pave the way for you? / You better turn around and blow your kiss hello to life eternal, angel / Racist everyman, what have you done? / Man, you've made a killer of your unborn son / Crown my fear your king at the point of a gun / All I want to do is love everyone
Noun
the ordinary person
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