Fred Flintstone, or Fred, is a placeholder name for any man whose name you do not know that fits the following requirements:
Has a temper, impatient, womanizer, macho, overweight, hair is thinning, five o'clock shadow, blue collar, has a favorite bowling ball, mows the lawn three times a week, at least forty years of age, doesn't do "women's work", says words like "gizmo", "gadget", "reefer", and MonDEE, quotes Andrew Dice
Clay five times a
day, is
homophobic, right-wing, listens to Bruce Springsteen and The Beach Boys, reads the periodicals, has a skin tag, watches the local news, has a landline phone, wife is a red-
head, has a friend named
Barney, daughter brought home a foreigner. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Hank Hill, Charlie Brown, or Homer Simpson.
Neighbor: Hey you! Stop all that swearing while you're outside! There's ladies here!
Guy: No problem Fred.
Neighbor: What was that!!!?
Scenario 2
Co-worker: If that yuppie intern keeps smart mouthing me, I'm gonna give him a knuckle sandwich!
Guy:
Hey! Calm down Fred Flintstone. He's just a kid.
Co-worker: How many times do I have to tell you? My name's not Fred... WILMAAAAAAA!!!