- plural of jo.
joes
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of joes
short for the Joe Blakes
Example Sentences
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The providers have passed those fees on to average TV-watching joes.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
He plans to match 2015 Braedyn, a cabernet sauvignon blend, with Lee’s starter of meatballs and sloppy joes.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
My Aunt Peggy, on the other hand, had three sons, treated potato chips as a legitimate side dish and made Manwich-based sloppy joes regularly.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2021
Then Jessica makes lamb sloppy joes and visits Seed Bakery for fresh baked bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2020
The tension wasn’t from Dad’s very sloppy joes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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