jo

¹

Or joe

[joh]

noun

Scot.

plural

joes 

1. beloved one; darling; sweetheart.

Jo

²

[joh]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Josephine.

2. a male given name, form of Joseph.

jo

¹

/ dʒəʊ /

noun

1. a Scot word for sweetheart

jo

²

abbreviation

1. Jordan

Word History and Origins

Origin of jo¹

First recorded in 1520–30; variant of joy

Word History and Origins

Origin of jo¹

C16: alteration of _joy

Example Sentences

The New York owner of beauty brands such as MAC, Smashbox and Jo Malone, swung to a profit of $47 million, or 13 cents a share, for its three months ended in September, from a loss of $156 million, or 43 cents a share, a year earlier.

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While on her knees, the court heard, Jo took a deep breath and Ms Day thought she was OK.

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Recalling the morning of Ms Penney's death, Ms Day told police: "There was a bang on the door and Jo screamed and she'd been shot."

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Jo Armstrong, chairwoman of the Accounts Commission, said culture and leisure services were "vital" to health and wellbeing and called for gaps in national data to be addressed.

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When real-estate agent Jo Chavez first showed her buyers a $400,000 four-bedroom property in Kansas City, Mo., she thought she saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

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