Fred Nerk
noun Australian
A name for a hypothetical anonymous or ordinary person: the Government wants to allow Fred Nerk to do your tax...
- Why not vote for Fred Nerk instead?
- People had supplied names, but they'd all been Bill Smith or Fred Nerk.
- A client might come in and say: 'I owe Fred Nerk $30,000.'
Origin
1960s: from the personal name Fred + nerk.