Joe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Quotations 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Diminutive form of Joseph and, less often, of Joel, Josiah and Josias

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: jō

  Rhymes: -əʊ

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Joe

Plural -

Joe

1. A common nickname for Joseph, also used as a formal male given name.

[edit] Related terms

• Joey

[edit] Quotations

• 1981 Orson Scott Card, Second Movement, Nebula Winners: Science Fiction Writers of America, Harper&Row, 1981, ISBN 0060148306, page 207

  "With a name like Joe," Joe always said, "I had to open a bar and grill, just so I could put up a sign saying 'Joe's Bar and Grill'."

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[edit] Noun

Joe (plural Joes)

1. (informal) A male; a guy; a fellow

   I'm just an ordinary Joe.

[edit] Derived terms

• average Joe
• Joe Average
• Joe Blow
• Joe College
• Joe Schmoe
• Joe Sixpack

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• cup of joe
• lowest common denominator
• sloppy joe