joes

/ dʒəʊz /

plural noun

1. informal,  a fit of depression

Word History and Origins

Origin of joes¹

short for the Joe Blakes

Example Sentences

On Saturday, after the Brewers won the division series, Murphy kicked off the clubhouse celebration with this toast: “All year long, they called us the Average Joes. Today, you’re the not-so-fricking Average Joes.”

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“I’m not falling for the Average Joes. They’re not,” said Blake Snell, the Dodgers’ Game 1 starting pitcher.

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"They are a bunch of guys that never quit. You can call them the Average Joes but I say they are the Above Average Joes."

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The providers have passed those fees on to average TV-watching joes.

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That leaves average Joes at a growing risk of being impersonated online, with little recourse.

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