joe

See also: Joe

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒoʊ/

Etymology 1

From the proper name Joe

Noun

joe (plural joes)

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

   I'm just an ordinary joe.

Derived terms

• joe job

Etymology 2

A proposed etymology is as follows: Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) was appointed Secretary of the U.S. Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his numerous reforms of the Navy was the abolition of the officers' wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard navy ships was coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as "a cup of Joe". However, further investigation by others at snopes.com showed that the name appeared before the general order by the Navy to ban the wine mess.

Noun

joe (uncountable)

1. (chiefly US, informal) Coffee.

   Give me a cuppa joe.

Related terms

• cup of joe

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Dalmatian

Pronoun

joe f (plural jai)

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

Related terms

• jala
• joi (masculine)
• jai

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Dutch

Interjection

joe

1. (colloquial) bye

   Joe! - Bye!

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Old French

Noun

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

1. cheek

Descendants

• French: joue

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Sranan Tongo

Pronoun

joe

1. you