jo

or joe

[ joh ]

/ dʒoʊ /

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noun, plural joes.Scot.

beloved one; darling; sweetheart.

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Origin of jo

First recorded in 1520–30; variant of joy

Words nearby jo

jnana-marga, jnd, Jno., Jnr, jnt., jo, Joab, Joachim, Joachim of Fiore, Joan, Joanne

Other definitions for jo (2 of 2)

[ joh ]

/ dʒoʊ /

noun

a female given name, form of Josephine.

a male given name, form of Joseph.

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How to use jo in a sentence

Jo despises Will for dismissing her in a past interview, and is certain that he looks down on her for writing about the adventures of a fictional kitten.
Meg Cabot Won’t Give Up on Happy Endings|Annabel Gutterman|October 7, 2021|Time
Jo is working on the 27th installment of her Kitty Katz series while Cabot has written 14 series, including 24 installments of The Princess Diaries, eight installments of the Mediator books and six installments of Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls.
Meg Cabot Won’t Give Up on Happy Endings|Annabel Gutterman|October 7, 2021|Time
In her acceptance speech, winning best featured actress in a musical, Jagged Little Pill’s Lauren Patten said she welcomed the debate—producers are now promising a rewrite—around her gender non-conforming character Jo.
The Tony Awards Was a Night of Extremely Mixed Messages About Broadway|Tim Teeman|September 27, 2021|The Daily Beast
Jo and Huck each broke down in tears on the hike out—pushed to their limits, I imagine, by the long days of trekking and wet conditions.
Want to Travel in the Backcountry with Small Children? Rent a Llama.|lwhelan|September 17, 2021|Outside Online

That night, with nothing to do but sit in our tent, Jo and Jesse fell asleep early.
Want to Travel in the Backcountry with Small Children? Rent a Llama.|lwhelan|September 17, 2021|Outside Online
“I am just floored by this,” Jo Farrell, now 83, told The Denver Post eight years ago when the allegations first surfaced.
‘I Saved My Friend From Bill Cosby’|Lloyd Grove|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joan and I, along with Isabella's parents Mary Gaye and Jo, can't wait to become proud grandparents.
Branson Babies Add To British Boom|Tom Sykes|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet that question, and its sad answer, hangs over If Nuns Ruled the World, by Jo Piazza.
The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns|William O’Connor|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Weaver and Jo Clark were far from bowled over when they visited ReaganBook.com.
ReaganBook Is the Latest Conservative #Fail|Gideon Resnick|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But photographer Jo Farrell has tracked down the last living survivors in the remote areas of China.
China’s Last Foot-Binding Survivors|Nina Strochlic|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She put out her hand to take them from the Little People,—and not a fish, nor a Jo gah oh was to be seen.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
From the day when the boy met the little Jo gah oh mother in the wood, and was given the stone, he had good luck.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
She was so happy with them she wished she might always live in a Jo gah oh lodge.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
Just as the little Jo gah oh mother had said, he became a chief, though not in the chieftain line.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
Another moon, and he was to lead Jo-que-yoh as his bride to his lodge.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jo (1 of 2)

jo¹

joe

/ (dʒəʊ) /

noun plural joes

a Scot word for sweetheart

Word Origin for jo

C16: alteration of joy

British Dictionary definitions for jo (2 of 2)

jo²

the internet domain name for

Jordan

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