jo

¹ American  

[joh] / dʒoʊ /

Or joe

noun

Scot.

plural

joes

1. beloved one; darling; sweetheart.

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Jo ² American  

[joh] / dʒoʊ /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Josephine.

2. a male given name, form of Joseph.

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jo ¹ British  

/ dʒəʊ /

noun

1. a Scot word for sweetheart

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jo ² British  

abbreviation

1. Jordan

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Etymology

Origin of jo

First recorded in 1520–30; variant of joy

Example Sentences

But Baba Joon’s ab jo — and simply the idea of Iranian beer — was a more elusive recipe.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

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

So when will Bran do the magical mo jo to take care of the white walkers?

From New York Times • May 22, 2016

"You know that it means friend, it's an old Scots word for friend, like jo."

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2010

“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