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Jan met de pet
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Dutch
Etymology
John with the cap.
Proper noun
nl idiomatic John Q. Public, Joe Average, a hypothetical individual personification of the common man (or person, by extension)
nl Jan Boezeroen Jan Modaal
nl Gebruiksaanwijzingen moeten zo geformuleerd zijn dat Jan met de pet ze snapt. Instructions must be phrased so that any Joe Average can understand them.
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