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
Business was so good Joe Zimmerman had to paint his name upside down on his store front near the union depot.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
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