joe

¹

[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

²

[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

/ 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

But by the end of that college football season, Louisiana State’s Joe Burrow was the projected top pick, and the Dolphins — led by coach Brian Flores and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick — refused to roll over.

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In May, HSS terminated Moderna’s contract for an mRNA-based bird flu vaccine that was awarded in 2024 by former President Joe Biden’s administration.

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“Polymarket knows where the puck is going,” Joe Saluzzi, head of equity trading at Themis Trading, told MarketWatch.

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Bulk wine buyers can include the likes of Trader Joe’s, Aldi and Target, all known for selling their private-label wines at a steep discount to what Sonoma winemakers typically charge.

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These days, they often end up in organic apple sauce or apple juice sold under private-label brands from retailers like Costco and Trader Joe’s.

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Related Words

• caffeine 
• cappuccino 
• espresso