jane /d͡ʒeɪn/noun 4forms 2phrases 4 noun4 •(informal) used as a placeholder name for any woman, especially a young working-class woman •(slang) A girlfriend.What happened to your regular Jane? •(slang) A female client of a prostitute.The Swedish system, seemingly, does not target “janes” (female clients of sex workers). — 2014 •(no longer used) A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century.14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Rime of Sire Thopas, The Canterbury Tales, 1793, A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, Volume 1, page 124, His robe was of chekelatoun, / That coste many a jane. formsJanes · janes Phrases with jane Jane AverageA hypothetical female average or female generic individual; the common woman. Jane DoeAn unknown or anonymous female; the female equivalent of John Doe. Jane HancockA woman's signature. Jane RoeThe female equivalent of Richard Roe.