Joe
- proper noun
- /dʒoʊ/
- 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.
- And Joe, I am telling you, Joe Biden, come on.
- If that's the best that Joe Biden can do.
- And I want to hear that from Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist.
- They dress like Grandpa Joe from Willy Wonka.
- I didn't know that Joe Rogan had left me two tickets.
- You need to vote to save Joe and Diane.
- And I've got to make Joe not so one-dimensional.
- Walk away from the light, Joe Get away.
- Pam responds do not have Joe Biden watch kids.
- come on, sit on the couch, Joe. We was like, yeah,
- Time to vote, time to Joe Biden, his time.
- Call her right now and say hey, Ma, it's it's Joe and Frank, you know?
Examples
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Joe, tell Mr. McCormack the police cars are arriving.
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I'm just an average Joe trying to make my way in the world.
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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.
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Joe and I did Iraq together.
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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.
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When he asked for help, he was just being a regular Joe like anyone else.
Synonyms
A person who is like most everyday people
A typical person who represents what most people think
A typical person with no special skills or fame
An ordinary member of the public
A name people use for an ordinary, typical man
A name for an ordinary man like a neighbour or friend
An average person used as a name to represent most people in Australia
Compounds
- US
A tall North American plant with pink or purple flower clusters found in wet places
A tall North American plant with leaves around the stem and clusters of purple-pink flowers
Surface Forms
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.