good Joe

noun

Informal.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of good Joe¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

And it frustrates me immensely, both because I care about the world and what happens in it, and I get no pleasure out of watching a particularly good Trump impression or a particularly good Joe Biden impression.

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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.

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"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."

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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.

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

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