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Joe

Joe

11 5.5
A cup of coffee
  • noun
  • /dʒoʊ/
  • Informal
translation icon : café
  • After a long night, nothing is better than a hot cup of joe.
  • cup of joe
  • morning joe
  • mug of joe

Examples

Synonyms

coffee
vsJoe
1.0

A hot drink made by brewing roasted, ground beans with water

is used for a single everyday serving rather than the general beverage
432 1.0

A hot drink of coffee in a cup

is an informal everyday name rather than a neutral description
java
vsJoe
  • Informal
8 7.5

A cup of coffee

focuses on a single everyday serving rather than general references
cup of java
vsJoe
  • Informal
3 6.8

A cup of coffee people drink to wake up

is used as a casual slang name rather than a neutral expression

Compounds

6 3.0

A sandwich with ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato sauce on a bun

Joe Blow
  • Informal
2 4.8

A person who is like most everyday people

Joe Public
  • Literature
1 6.3

A typical person who represents what most people think

Holy Joe
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A military religious leader who soldiers call as a joke or insult

Joe Average
  • Informal
1 5.2

A typical person with no special skills or fame

1 4.1

An ordinary member of the public

joe job
  • Slang
1 9.9

A low-paid unskilled job that feels boring or useless

Sleepy Joe
  • Offensive
1 9.5

A nickname used to mock the US politician Joe Biden as slow or not alert

Little Joe
  • Slang
9.9

A slang name for the number four in dice games like craps

mumbly Joe
  • Informal
9.9

A person who speaks quietly and unclearly so others cannot understand

4.6

A name for an ordinary man like a neighbour or friend

9.9

A tall North American plant with pink or purple flower clusters found in wet places

joe job
  • NSFW
9.9

A fake email sent to make someone look bad using their email address

Joe Millerism
  • Archaic
9.9

A shallow argument that lacks new ideas or evidence

Joe Schmoe
  • Slang
7.9

A name people use for an ordinary, typical man

Sleepy Joe
  • Offensive
9.1

A person who often falls asleep or looks drowsy

A tall North American plant with leaves around the stem and clusters of purple-pink flowers

How Strong

espresso
88 3.2
Joe
  • Informal
11 5.5

Surface Forms

Joe singular
Joes plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember Joe for a cup of coffee is to think of plain, everyday coffee that soldiers and workers often drank; people began calling simple coffee a 'cup of Joe', so today Joe means a regular cup of coffee.