joe
1 Americannoun
noun
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(sometimes lowercase) fellow; guy.
the average Joe who works for a living.
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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.
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a male given name, form of Joseph.
noun
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a man or fellow
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a GI; soldier
Etymology
Origin of joe
First recorded in 1840–50; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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La Canada 6, San Marino 0: Joe Bell threw a five-hit shutout and had two hits and three RBIs.
From Los Angeles Times
NBA champion teams have been visiting the White House since the Boston Celtics made the trip in 1963, although the 2024 Celtics were the last to make such a visit, to then-president Joe Biden's White House in November of that year.
From Barron's
He is on the flag football roster of Team Wildcats alongside NFL quarterbacks and captains Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels, so inquiring minds can evaluate Paul’s gridiron bona fides during the three-team flag fun televised at 1 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times
Blue Pool Capital, led by Chief Executive Oliver Weisberg, also manages the family office and operating assets of Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai.
Blue Pool also runs the family office and operating assets of Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai.
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