Joe Miller

American  

noun

1. a book of jokes.

2. an old, familiar joke; chestnut.

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Etymology

Origin of Joe Miller

First recorded in 1780–90; after Joe Miller's Jestbook (1739) by John Mottley

Example Sentences

Ohio state Democratic Rep. Joe Miller has lobbied his colleagues for years to drop the Buckeye State’s $200 EV fee and $100 hybrid fee to $100 and $50, respectively.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2023

“What we’re doing is real,” said Joe Miller, president of BWX’s advanced technologies unit.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023

In 2010, Ms. Murkowski lost a primary race to Joe Miller, a Tea Party candidate, but mounted a successful write-in campaign, becoming the first write-in candidate in more than 50 years to win an election.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

The GMB previously said it would not take part in further talks with the council until Tory councillor Joe Miller apologised for comparing the union's actions to those of terrorists.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2021

Joe Miller never did that and Mark Twain, Josh Billings, Bill Nye and George Ade, none of 'em ever reached that height of humor.

From Mixed Faces by Norton, Roy