good Joe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of good Joe
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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He’s a good Joe and looks a lot like PSC, heh, heh.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017
The surprise ability of Smith — “Nobody knew how good Joe was going to be,” Simpkins said — made them formidable.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2015
"He is virtually blind from cataracts, has no sense of smell - but his hearing is good," Joe tells me.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2014
She is mildly mystified by the pure love that good Joe Gotten offers her.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It’s of no good, Joe; I’m as bad as you,” said Gwyn, slowly; “I can’t get up again.”
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
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