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Joe

Joe

1.0
A common male name often short for Joseph
  • proper noun
  • /dʒoʊ/
translation icon : Joe
  • On his first day at the new job, Joe Frisch was assigned a Haitian woman.
  • Joe Biden
  • President Joe
  • Vice President Joe

And Joe, I am telling you, Joe Biden, come on.

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Examples

  • Joe, tell Mr. McCormack the police cars are arriving.

  • I'm just an average Joe trying to make my way in the world.

  • When the word got around, every Joe in the army wanted to give something.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I'm here as an average Joe who happens to love your sister.

  • Joe and I did Iraq together.

  • There was no oncoming traffic, and soon Joe pulled into the right lane to pass.

    Academic text (2011)
  • "Tell him to come up in seven minutes, Joe," she instructed the receptionist and hung up.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Jerome made the sound effects, and GI Joe dutifully followed his general into combat.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In our town, Joe is a name that everyone knows and trusts.

  • When he asked for help, he was just being a regular Joe like anyone else.

Synonyms

Joe Blow
vsJoe
  • Informal
2 4.8

A person who is like most everyday people

is the regular male name used to stand for an average man
Joe Public
vsJoe
  • Literature
1 6.3

A typical person who represents what most people think

is the male given name used specifically to represent an average man
Joe Average
vsJoe
  • Informal
1 5.2

A typical person with no special skills or fame

is a common male name also used to mean an average man
Joe Citizen
vsJoe
1 4.1

An ordinary member of the public

is the male given name used to refer to the average man
Joe Schmoe
vsJoe
  • Slang
7.9

A name people use for an ordinary, typical man

is a neutral male name used as a generic average person
Joe Bloggs
vsJoe
  • UK
4.6

A name for an ordinary man like a neighbour or friend

is the general cross-dialect male name used for an average man
John Citizen
vsJoe
  • Australian
6.3

An average person used as a name to represent most people in Australia

is the common male given name used broadly as a generic average man

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

Surface Forms

Joe main

Etymology

Joe is the short form of Joseph, a long-used Bible name, so Joe is a common, familiar male given name and a friendly short form of Joseph.