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plain Jane

noun plain Janes

  1. informal A young woman or girl of average or unremarkable appearance. Charm school instructors […] can do something even for the plainest of plain Janes.
  2. attributive, informal 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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noun young woman of average or unremarkable appearance

日本語地味子 jimiko
Deutschgraue Maus, unscheinbares Mädchen, farbloses junges Mädchen
Русскийсе́рая мышь séraja myšʹ

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@misc{plain_jane_2026,
  title = {plain Jane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plain%20jane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}