Sloppy Joe

American  

Also sloppy joe or sloppy Joe

noun

1. a sandwich of ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and usually served on a bun.

2. a baggy, overlarge sweater originally worn by girls and young women in the 1940s.

3. a man or youth whose appearance is habitually slovenly.

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sloppy joe British  

/ dʒəʊ /

noun

1. informal a long baggy thin sweater

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Etymology

Origin of Sloppy Joe

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

There were three nights of competition on stage at Sloppy Joe’s — two nights where the many contestants were divided into two groups, with finalists selected from each group to compete in the final night.

From Washington Times

Gerrit Marshall, a retired television broadcast engineer from Madison, prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, a frequent hangout of Ernest Hemingway when he lived in Key West during the 1930s.

From Seattle Times

The three-night look-alike competition is held at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, where Hemingway often spent time with local and literary friends.

From Seattle Times

She created her own recipe for it and even nicknamed the dish a Bombay Sloppy Joe.

From Washington Post

He ordered a Sloppy Joe and told me that a young Latino man, a former gang member, had spoken at the service.

From Los Angeles Times