joe

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

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jō
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  • Homophones: Jo, Joe
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

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

Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin. See cup of joe for more.

Noun

joe (countable and uncountable, plural joes)

  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.

Etymology 3

Noun

joe (plural joes)

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

Dalmatian

Pronoun

joe f (plural jai)

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

Dutch

Interjection

joe

  1. (colloquial) bye
    Joe! - Bye!

Old French

Noun

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

  1. cheek

Descendants

  • French: joue

Sranan Tongo

Pronoun

joe

  1. Superseded spelling of yu.
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