DiMaggio

American

[duh-mah-jee-oh, -maj-ee-oh] / dəˈmɑ dʒiˌoʊ, -ˈmædʒ iˌoʊ /

noun

Joseph Paul JoeJoltin' Joe, 1914–1999, U.S. baseball player.

DiMaggio British

/ dɪˈmædʒɪəʊ /

noun

Joe. 1914–99, US baseball player

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Example Sentences

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“It doesn’t just mean using low-carbon concrete,” DiMaggio said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“A lot of this is out of view,” DiMaggio said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

For Alliance Bernstein’s head of fixed income Scott DiMaggio, 5.25% is a yield level where he gets “interested” in buying 30-year Treasury bonds.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Killings haven’t been so rare in San Francisco since superstar Marilyn Monroe wed baseball legend Joe DiMaggio at City Hall.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

But I must have confidence and I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does all things perfectly even with the pain of the bone spur in his heel.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

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