joe

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See also: Joe, jo'e, and Joe.

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the proper name Joe

Noun[edit]

joe (plural joes)

  1. (informal) A male; a guy; a fellow.
    I'm just an ordinary joe.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Of uncertain origin. See cup of joe for more.

Noun[edit]

joe (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly US, informal) Coffee.
    • 2010, Melody Carlson, A Mile in My Flip-Flops (page 221)
      Some people say I make the best joe in town. But you know there's a kiosk over on Eighteenth Avenue, not that far from here.
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Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

joe (plural joes)

  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of jo (“a darling or sweetheart”)

Dalmatian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

joe f (plural jai)

  1. (third-person feminine singular pronoun, oblique case) her

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Dutch[edit]

Interjection[edit]

joe

  1. (colloquial) bye
    Joe! - Bye!

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

joe f (oblique plural joes, nominative singular joe, nominative plural joes)

  1. cheek

Descendants[edit]

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

joe

  1. you
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