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

Joe Williams, 20, from Swansea said the social life had been a key factor in choosing to live on campus.

From BBC

Hard to see Joe Flacco or a rookie lighting them up, and the Browns lack a true run threat.

From Los Angeles Times

Compare that to Pritzker’s wandering, generic “we need to communicate better by communicating better” take, which is something that anyone could have said, including, respectfully, former President Joe Biden.

From Slate

Praising the leadership under coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz, Khalil Mack’s decision to return to the Chargers wasn’t that complicated at all.

From Los Angeles Times

The VMAs 2025 honors late rock legend Ozzy Osbourne with a tribute that lured Steven Tyler further out of retirement and featured Yungblud, Joe Perry and Nuno Bettencourt.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• caffeine 
• cappuccino 
• espresso