plain Jane

English

Noun

plain Jane (plural plain Janes)

1. (informal) A young woman of unremarkable appearance.
   • 1954, Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 8, number 11, November 1954, page 46)

     Charm school instructors […] can do something even for the plainest of plain Janes.

See also

• Dapper Dan, doubting Thomas, gloomy Gus, good-time Charlie, nervous Nellie, Silent Sam