Sloppy Joe
or sloppy Joe
noun
a sandwich of ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and usually served on a bun.
a baggy, overlarge sweater originally worn by girls and young women in the 1940s.
a man or youth whose appearance is habitually slovenly.
Also sloppy joe (for defs 1, 2).
Origin of Sloppy Joe
First recorded in 1935–40
Sloppy Joe's
noun Slang.
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sloppy joe
noun
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