joe

¹

[joh]

noun

Informal.

1. coffee.

   If you're looking for a pastry or breakfast sandwich to go with your morning cup of joe, we’ve got you covered!

Joe

²

[joh]

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase),  fellow; guy.

   the average Joe who works for a living.

2. Informal.,  a personification of a typical, often unprepossessing representative of an occupation, personality trait, state of being, etc., that is expressed, sometimes metonymically, as a mock surname.

   Joe Lunchbucket working hard at some factory and paying his taxes year after year; political con artists relying on the gullibility of Joe Schmo.

3. a male given name, form of Joseph.

Joe

/ dʒəʊ /

noun

1. a man or fellow

2. a GI; soldier

Word History and Origins

Origin of joe¹

First recorded in 1840–50; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Former President Joe Biden nominated Cook, who was confirmed by the Senate, to the Fed board in 2022.

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Nottingham Forest fan Joe, 24, was not meant to be on the train.

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Joe was texting his friends about his plans for the night when people came rushing through the carriage.

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"You need to run, you need to run," someone told Joe.

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It was the moment…I’m at this table with these two guys, and they’re explaining what’s wrong with baseball, and…at the end of it, Joe said, “It’s hard to watch.”

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Related Words

• caffeine 
• cappuccino 
• espresso