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joes

British

/ dʒəʊz /

plural noun

informal a fit of depression

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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

It leans on such veggies as chickpeas, sweet potatoes and cauliflower, like a sloppy joes that uses cannellini beans and cauliflower florets.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021

When my own kids were little, I read a Rachael Ray recipe for sloppy joes that immediately tugged at a deep, nostalgic place in my stomach.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2021

Then, Holmes makes lamb sloppy joes and shops at Seed Bakery for fresh baked bread.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2019

No one’s exactly sure what’s in the sloppy joes, but everyone agrees that they’re gross.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

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