Common or ordinary men as a collective; plural of 'everyman', referring to men who represent the average person.
Plural of 'everyman', from 'every' and 'man'. Everyman gained literary prominence from the medieval morality play 'Everyman' (c. 1495), which personified the universal human condition.
The medieval play 'Everyman' was so influential that the term became standard for representing 'the common person'—today 'everyman' stories are everywhere, from Spider-Man to The Office!
Generic 'men' as universal human collective is deeply embedded in English; historically erased women by using male-marked language as unmarked default.
Use 'everyone' or 'everybody' instead; avoid male-marked generics.
["everyone","everybody","all people"]
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