joe
1 Americannoun
noun
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(sometimes lowercase) fellow; guy.
the average Joe who works for a living.
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Informal. a personification of a typical, often unprepossessing representative of an occupation, personality trait, state of being, etc., that is expressed, sometimes metonymically, as a mock surname.
Joe Lunchbucket working hard at some factory and paying his taxes year after year; political con artists relying on the gullibility of Joe Schmo.
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a male given name, form of Joseph.
noun
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a man or fellow
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a GI; soldier
Etymology
Origin of joe
First recorded in 1840–50; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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The series has a comfortable, cushiony feeling; it’s the sort of show that could have been made as a film in the 1990s, and in which Kline could have starred as easily in his 40s as in his 70s; it has the same relation to reality as “Dave,” in which he played a good-hearted ordinary Joe who takes the place of a lookalike U.S. president.
From Los Angeles Times
City records show the company has stepped up its lobbying efforts at City Hall in recent years — hiring Ballard Partners, a powerful Florida-based firm whose employees now include former City Councilmember Joe Buscaino.
From Los Angeles Times
His fourth try came after a Joe Burgess consolation for the Robins 15 minutes from time - then a late Cooper Jenkins double sealed a resounding victory for Leeds.
From BBC
They trailed 56-53 with 19 seconds left after a three by Joe Sterling.
From Los Angeles Times
Joe Sterling three with 19.3 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times
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