Sloppy Joe
noun
a sandwich of ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and usually served on a bun.
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Sloppy Joe
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sloppy joe
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sloppy Joe
noun
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a sandwich of ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and usually served on a bun.
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a baggy, overlarge sweater originally worn by girls and young women in the 1940s.
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a man or youth whose appearance is habitually slovenly.
sloppy joe
British
/ dʒəʊ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sloppy Joe
First recorded in 1935–40
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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 ● Jan. 13, 2023
So maybe posting Friday’s Sloppy Joe special near the Tums isn’t the best sales pitch.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2016
That’s why you’ll see dishes such as the Amritsari Keema, a mixture of ground beef and spices akin to an Asian Sloppy Joe, on the menu.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2015
He turned me from a Sloppy Joe into a good technician.
From Time Magazine Archive
Red bits of Sloppy Joe dripped from the tines.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
For a sliver of Northern New Jersey, this is the canonical sloppy joe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
I didn't grow up in a sloppy joe home.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2021
Made with fresh new ingredients again and again in the following days, it didn’t need the pork burgers; I put it directly on the bun, like a juicy, spicy, vegetarian sloppy joe.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
Some of their more adventurous flavors include Philly cheesesteak, tomato basil, sloppy joe and tater tot hotdish.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2015
I hope it’s sloppy joe day in the cafeteria.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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