J. Random

J. Random
 /J rand'm/, n.

   [common; generalized from {J. Random Hacker}] Arbitrary; ordinary; any
   one; any old. `J. Random' is often prefixed to a noun to make a name
   out of it. It means roughly some particular or any specific one.
   "Would you let J. Random Loser marry your daughter?" The most common
   uses are `J. Random Hacker', `J. Random Loser', and `J. Random Nerd'
   ("Should J. Random Loser be allowed to kill other peoples'
   processes?"), but it can be used simply as an elaborate version of
   {random} in any sense.
    

J. Random

   <jargon> /J rand'm/ (Generalised from {J. Random Hacker})
   Arbitrary; ordinary; any one; any old.  "J. Random" is often
   prefixed to a noun to make a name out of it.  It means roughly
   "some particular" or "any specific one".  "Would you let
   J. Random Loser marry your daughter?"  The most common uses
   are "J. Random Hacker", "J. Random Loser", and "J. Random
   Nerd" ("Should J. Random Loser be allowed to {gun} down other
   people?"), but it can be used simply as an elaborate version
   of {random} in any sense.

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