plain-Jane

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

plain–Jane

adj \ˈplān-ˈjān\

Definition of PLAIN-JANE

: not fancy or glamorous : ordinary

Origin of PLAIN-JANE

from the name Jane
First Known Use: 1936

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