Joe Miller
Americannoun
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a book of jokes.
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an old, familiar joke; chestnut.
Etymology
Origin of Joe Miller
First recorded in 1780–90; after Joe Miller's Jestbook (1739) by John Mottley
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Ohio state Democratic Rep. Joe Miller has lobbied his colleagues for years to drop the Buckeye State’s $200 EV fee and $100 hybrid fee to $100 and $50, respectively.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Murkowski lost her party primary to a tea party candidate, Joe Miller, in 2010 but won the general election with a write-in campaign.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
The GMB previously said it would not take part in further talks with the council until Tory councillor Joe Miller apologised for comparing the union's actions to those of terrorists.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2021
In grad school, my mentor, the late, great Joe Miller, used to say that any really good title had to work on multiple levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
“Ay, and without its head, too,” replied one of the men, who was the Joe Miller of the brig.
From Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat
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