jo
noun
beloved one; darling; sweetheart.
jo
1 American
[joh]
/ dʒoʊ /
Or
joe
noun
Scot.
-
joes
plural
jo
1
British
/ dʒəʊ /
noun
jo
2
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of jo
First recorded in 1520–30; variant of joy
Example Sentences
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“When they talked about God, it kept reminding me of Kim Il Sung,” recalled Kim Sin- jo, who later became a Christian pastor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Greg Sargent: Biden is sending jo a very loud message.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2021
That wasn’t enough to keep Mike Mularkey on the jo b, and the Titans replaced him with Vrabel .
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2018
Creative Review magazine took a more balanced stance, : "Well, there you jo."
From BBC ● May 22, 2013
Mariam told her about Bibi jo, Mullah Faizullah, the humiliating trek to Jalil’s house, Nana’s suicide.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Jo Gardiner's family described her as "our joy, our safe place and our absolute treasure"
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The owner of beauty brands such as MAC, Smashbox and Jo Malone on Wednesday posted a loss of $116 million, or 32 cents a share, for its three months ended June 30.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jo Hendy, chief executive of the commission, said the findings were a "clear warning sign".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I have a great deal of empathy for Kimberly,” said Jo Baxter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Dear fellows! It does my heart good to see them forget business and frolic for a day,” answered Jo, who now spoke in a maternal way of all mankind.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The providers have passed those fees on to average TV-watching joes.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
He plans to match 2015 Braedyn, a cabernet sauvignon blend, with Lee’s starter of meatballs and sloppy joes.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
When my own kids were little, I read a Rachael Ray recipe for sloppy joes that immediately tugged at a deep, nostalgic place in my stomach.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2021
She misses cooking sloppy joes for her six grandchildren.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2021
My stomach couldn’t handle any more sloppy regurgitated joes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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