Joe

¹

[joh]

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase),  fellow; guy.

   the average Joe who works for a living.

2. Informal.,  a personification of a typical, often unprepossessing representative of an occupation, personality trait, state of being, etc., that is expressed, sometimes metonymically, as a mock surname.

   Joe Lunchbucket working hard at some factory and paying his taxes year after year; political con artists relying on the gullibility of Joe Schmo.

3. a male given name, form of Joseph.

joe

²

[joh]

noun

Informal.

1. coffee.

   If you're looking for a pastry or breakfast sandwich to go with your morning cup of joe, we’ve got you covered!

Joe

/ dʒəʊ /

noun

1. a man or fellow

2. a GI; soldier

Word History and Origins

Origin of Joe¹

First recorded in 1840–50; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Joe Ward and Lars-Jorgen Salvesen scored either side of the interval as Derby climbed to seventh place with a sixth win from seven games.

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Bath & Body Works would be wise to find unique or unexpected distribution channels in other stores and to create seasonal destination items for its own stores, much like Starbucks’ “Bearista” cups or Trader Joe’s micro totes, according to DeHart.

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We did, and TV executives were impressed enough that they hired us to write for “A Family for Joe,” starring Robert Mitchum.

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One former manager, Joe Maddon, described the hire as “insulting” to those paying their dues in the minors.

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Joe Gomez, experienced and who has played at right-back, was surely an option against Forest that would have allowed Szoboszlai to move into a more influential role.

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Related Words

• caffeine 
• cappuccino 
• espresso