plain Jane

noun

Definitions

  1. A young woman or girl of average or unremarkable appearance.

    • Charm school instructors […] can do something even for the plainest of plain Janes.
  2. Something basic and ordinary.

    • Many of the early models had both a "plain Jane" model with open sights and a Deluxe (DL) version that had an aperture rear sight and a hooded target-type front sight-and, in some cases, sling swivels.

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