good Joe

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a warm-hearted, good-natured person.

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Etymology

Origin of good Joe

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Theo Bair had an early effort ruled out for offside and Miller was denied by a good Joe Hart save at 1-1 as they found gaps in a Celtic backline that has gone four matches without a clean sheet.

From BBC

"We've had three centres play and I think Sladey has been very good. Joe Marchant and Elliot Daly have had their moments, but we need to get more out of that and we understand that."

From BBC

O dear good Joe, whom I was so ready to leave and so unthankful to, I see you again, with your muscular blacksmith’s arm before your eyes, and your broad chest heaving, and your voice dying away.

From Literature

Good Joe Bell, the final film McMurtry wrote with regular writing partner Diana Ossana, had its premiere at the 2020 Toronto Film Festival.

From BBC

The upstart Solstice Studios, the company behind last summer’s theatrical release “Unhinged,” reportedly paid $20 million for the Mark Wahlberg drama “Good Joe Bell.”

From Los Angeles Times