joe : Idioms & Phrases

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fighting joe hooker

  • noun United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
    Joseph Hooker; Hooker.
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holy joe

  • noun a chaplain in one of the military services
    military chaplain; padre; sky pilot.
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joe bloggs

  • noun a hypothetical average man
    Joe Bloggs; John Doe; man in the street.
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joe blow

  • noun a hypothetical average man
    Joe Bloggs; John Doe; man in the street.
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joe clark

  • noun Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
    Charles Joseph Clark; Clark.
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joe dimaggio

  • noun United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)
    DiMaggio; Joseph Paul DiMaggio.
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joe louis

  • noun United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
    Louis; Joseph Louis Barrow.
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joe miller

Joe" Mil"ler
Etymology
From Joseph Miller, a comic actor, whose name was attached, after his death, to a popular jest book published in 1739.
Definitions
  1. A jest book; a stale jest; a worn-out joke. Colloq.
    It is an old Joe Miller in whist circles, that there are only two reasons that can justify you in not returning trumps to your partner's lead; i. e., first, sudden illness; secondly, having none. Pole.
Webster 1913

joe-pye weed

  • noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
    Eupatorium purpureum; trumpet weed; marsh milkweed; purple boneset.
  • noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
    Eupatorium maculatum; Joe-Pye weed.
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Joe`-Pye" weed`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A tall composite plant of the genus Eupatorium (E. purpureum), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves.
Webster 1913

little joe

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
    tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
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michael joe jackson

  • noun United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
    Michael Jackson; Jackson.
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sloppy joe

  • noun ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun
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spotted joe-pye weed

  • noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
    Eupatorium maculatum; Joe-Pye weed.
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uncle joe

  • noun United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)
    Joseph Warren Stilwell; Stilwell; Uncle Joe.
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vinegar joe stilwell

  • noun United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)
    Joseph Warren Stilwell; Stilwell; Uncle Joe.
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