Joe

¹ American  

[joh] / dʒoʊ /

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.

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joe ² American  

[joh] / dʒoʊ /

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!

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Joe British  

/ dʒəʊ /

noun

1. a man or fellow

2. a GI; soldier

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Etymology

Origin of joe

First recorded in 1840–50; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Microsoft product manager Joe McDaid said the programme had been "enhanced" by the competition and forced to evolve.

From BBC

There was his Nov. 23 interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” followed by multiple appearances on MSNOW, including “Morning Joe” on Nov. 21 and “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Nov. 25.

From Salon

The Cincinnati Bengals have Joe Burrow, who’s another one of the league’s best.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy,” he declared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in February.

From Salon

A bright idea - the image getting across is that William is just an ordinary Joe.

From BBC

Related Words

• caffeine
• cappuccino
• espresso