Synonyms for joe

Grammar : Noun

Spell : joh

Phonetic Transcription : dʒoʊ

Top 10 synonyms for joe

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Définition of joe

Origin : "coffee," by 1941, perhaps late 1930s, of unknown origin. Meaning "generic fellow, man" is from 1846, from the pet-form of Joseph (q.v.). Joe college "typical college man" is from 1932. Joe Blow "average fellow" is U.S. military slang, first recorded 1941.

As in coffee : noun hot beverage made from beans of a tree

Example sentences :

Joe saw that there was no help for him, and that for the time he must submit.
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

There was a snarl; Jeff had Joe by the throat, and Joe was reaching for his gun.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

The leader had gone with Joe Clune straight for the front car.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

She sought to oust them by thinking of any one else, of Aggie, of Joe.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Joe Garson had shouted his confession without a second of reflection.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Joe Garson was not a good man, at the world esteems goodness.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

He turned his gaze to Garson again, and spoke authoritatively: "Come on now, Joe!"
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

For perhaps an hour Joe Drummond had been wandering up and down the Street.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

She was just eighteen, and Joe's devotion was very pleasant.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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