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jodl, jodo, jodo shinshu, jodrell bank, jody, joe, joe blake, joe bloggs, joe blow, joe college, joe doakes
Definition for joe (2 of 8)
Origin of joe
2First recorded in 1840–50; of uncertain origin
Definition for joe (3 of 8)
Joe
[ joh ]
/ dʒoʊ /
noun
(sometimes lowercase) Informal. fellow; guy: the average Joe who works for a living.
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.
a male given name, form of Joseph.
Definition for joe (4 of 8)
jo
or joe
[ joh ]
/ dʒoʊ /
noun, plural joes. Scot.
beloved one; darling; sweetheart.
Origin of jo
First recorded in 1520–30; variant of joy
Definition for joe (5 of 8)
Montana
[ mon-tan-uh ]
/ mɒnˈtæn ə /
noun
Joseph, Jr.Joe, born 1956, U.S. football player.
a state in the NW United States. 147,138 sq. mi. (381,085 sq. km). Capital: Helena. Abbreviation: MT (for use with zip code), Mont.
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Mon·tan·an, adjective, nounDefinition for joe (6 of 8)
Clark
[ klahrk ]
/ klɑrk /
noun
Definition for joe (7 of 8)
DiMaggio
[ duh-mah-jee-oh, -maj-ee-oh ]
/ dəˈmɑ dʒiˌoʊ, -ˈmædʒ iˌoʊ /
noun
Joseph PaulJoeJoltin' Joe, 1914–1999, U.S. baseball player.
Definition for joe (8 of 8)
Frazier
[ frey-zher ]
/ ˈfreɪ ʒər /
noun
E(dward) Franklin,1894–1962, U.S. sociologist.
Joseph WilliamJoeSmokin' Joe, 1944–2011, U.S. boxer.
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British Dictionary definitions for joe (1 of 8)
Joe
/ (dʒəʊ) /
noun (sometimes not capital) slang
US and Canadian a man or fellow
US a GI; soldier
British Dictionary definitions for joe (2 of 8)
Clark
/ (klɑːk) /
noun
Helen. born 1950, New Zealand Labour politician; prime minister (1999–2008); administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009
James, known as Jim. 1936–68, Scottish racing driver; World Champion (1963, 1965)
Kenneth, Baron Clark of Saltwood. 1903–83, English art historian: his books include Civilization (1969), which he first presented as a television series
William. 1770–1838, US explorer and frontiersman: best known for his expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1804–06) with Meriwether Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for joe (3 of 8)
DiMaggio
/ (dɪˈmædʒɪəʊ) /
noun
Joe. 1914–99, US baseball player
British Dictionary definitions for joe (4 of 8)
Frazier
/ (ˈfreɪʒə) /
noun
Joe . 1944–2011, US boxer: won the world heavyweight title in 1970 and was the first to beat Muhammad Ali professionally (1971)
British Dictionary definitions for joe (5 of 8)
Word Origin for jo
C16: alteration of joy
British Dictionary definitions for joe (6 of 8)
jo
2the internet domain name for
Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for joe (7 of 8)
Montana
1/ (mɒnˈtænə) /
noun
a state of the western US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west. Capital: Helena. Pop: 917 621 (2003 est). Area: 377 070 sq km (145 587 sq miles)Abbreviation: Mont, (with zip code) MT
British Dictionary definitions for joe (8 of 8)
Montana
2/ (mɒnˈtænə) /
noun
Joe. born 1958, American football quarterback
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Culture definitions for joe
Montana
State in the northwestern United States, lying partly in the Rocky Mountains, bordered by British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, Canada, to the north; North Dakota and South Dakota to the east; Wyoming to the south; and Idaho to the west. Its capital is Helena, and its largest city is Billings.
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