good Joe
noun Informal.
a warm-hearted, good-natured person.
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Origin of good Joe
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby good Joe
good-humored, good-humoured, goodie, goodies, goodish, good Joe, Good-King-Henry, good life, good listener, good-looker, good-looking
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