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
But like Vocre, you can’t use the app offline, which for international travelers is not good, bon, bueno, dobre, gut, buono, bra, goeie, jo or geras.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2013
“There is a pistachio tree,” Jalil said one day, “and beneath it, Mariam jo, is buried none other than the great poetjami.”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Harkening back to her time helping to run the midnight launches of the Harry Potter books, Jo decided to bring the same magic for fans of the much loved romantasy series.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Aliso Viejo mother Tommi Jo Mejer was charged with felony child endangerment in April after her 14-year-old son was involved in an e-motorcycle crash that critically injured an 81-year-old former Marine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Jo Farrell said she expected more would face sanctions over their behaviour following a spate of former officers being convicted for sexual offences.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
British ambassador to Estonia Jo Lomas likewise condemned the attacks, adding "they will not weaken our resolve or our support for Ukraine".
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Jo wouldn’t love him, but he might make her respect and admire him by doing something which should prove that a girl’s ‘No’ had not spoiled his life.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
“It’ll be a good fight,” Marfisee said, as residents in the adjacent cafeteria carried trays of sloppy joes and burgers to their lunch tables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
The providers have passed those fees on to average TV-watching joes.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
The 200-seat bar also introduced many esoteric beer styles to the average joes who were only familiar with IPAs and Rainier.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
My Aunt Peggy, on the other hand, had three sons, treated potato chips as a legitimate side dish and made Manwich-based sloppy joes regularly.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2021
I might have been sick of mangled meat loaf and puked-up sloppy joes, but Dad’s guilt was not the way I wanted to get edible food back in my life.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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