J. Random

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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.

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