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Joe, n.2 colloq. or slang.|dʒəʊ|
[Familiar abbreviation of the name Joseph.]
1. a. Short for Joe Miller: see 4.
1834Southey Doctor xvi. I. 159 Of what use a story may be even in the most serious debates may be seen from the circulation of old Joes in Parliament. 1882Athenæum 9 Sept. 337/2 Such venerable Joes as the ‘Lapsus linguæ’ story.
b. phr. not for Joe (Joseph), by no means, not on any account.
1844C. Selby London by Night (1886) ii. i. 9/1 Jack. Who's to pay? Ned. Whichever you please. Jack. Oh! in that case you may as well settle it. Ned. Not for Joseph! You asked me to tea. c1867Broadside Ballad in Farmer & Henley Slang (1896) IV. 76/2 Not for Joe...Not for Joseph, if he knows it. 1928Galsworthy Swan Song ii. xiii. 219 Not if he knew it—not for Joe.
c. int. (See quots. 18551 and 1862.) So as v. trans. (See quot. 1861.) Austral. and N.Z. slang.
1855W. Howitt Land, Labour & Gold, or Two Yrs. in Victoria I. xxii. 400 The well-known cry of ‘Joe! Joe!’..which means..one of the myrmidons of Charley Joe, as they familiarly style Mr. [Charles Joseph] La Trobe [Governor of Victoria]. 1855C. R. Thatcher in Stewart & Keesing Old Bush Songs (1957) 111 Should a body ‘Joe’ a body For having on a hat? 1861T. McCombie Austral. Sk. 135 To ‘Joey’ or ‘Joe’ a person on the diggings, or anywhere else in Australia, is grossly to insult and ridicule him. 1862E. Hodder Memories N.Z. Life 188 As [the diggers] descried us approaching on the rocks, a simultaneous cry of ‘Joe! Joe!’ was raised. This is a popular cry on the New Zealand diggings and is used to hail any ‘new chums’ who may appear. It had its origin at the Australian diggings, where licenses were granted to all who held claims... When the police came upon the ground, to inspect licences, the cry of ‘Joe!’ was raised. 1871C. L. Money Knocking about in N.Z. vii. 103 The word ‘Joe’ expresses derision usually bestowed on new chums on the diggings, or any man acting, or dressing, or speaking in any way considered as outré by the diggers themselves. Ibid., Among the first to ‘Joe’ me at the beginning. 1917‘H. H. Richardson’ Fortunes R. Mahony i. i. 11 An odd figure..crying at the top of her voice: ‘Joe, boys!—Joe, Joe, Joey!’
2. A fourpenny piece: = Joey1.
1882in Ogilvie.
3. Joe Manton. ‘A name given to fowling-pieces made by Joseph Manton, a celebrated London gunsmith’ (Farmer Slang).
1816Scott Antiq. xxxix, It's a capital gun; it's a Joe Manton, that cost forty guineas. 1885W. H. Russell in Harper's Mag. Apr. 771/1 Malachy..shot with a Joe Manton.
4. Joe Miller. [From the name of Joseph Miller, a comedian (1684–1738), attached to a popular jest-book published after his death.]
a. A jest-book. b. A jest or joke; esp. a stale joke, a ‘chestnut’. Hence (nonce-wds.) Joe-ˈMillerism, the practice of retailing stale jokes; Joe-ˈMillerize v. trans., to render jocular or comic, to turn into a joke (see -ize, quot. 1866).[Miller's chief reputation was made for him after his death by John Mottley, who was commissioned by a publisher, T. Reid, in 1739 to compile a collection of jests, and unwarrantably entitled his work ‘Joe Miller's jests, or the Wit's Vade-mecum’. Dict. Nat. Biog. s.v. Joseph Miller.] 1789G. Parker Life's Painter xii, What..should not be found in every common jest book or a Joe Miller, p. 14. 1816Scott Antiq. xxxix, A fool and his money are soon parted, nephew: there is a Joe Miller for your Joe Manton. 1870Ramsay Remin. (ed. 18) p. xxx, Many of the anecdotes are mere Joe Millers. 1882Ogilvie, Joe-Millerism.
5. colloq.
a. A fellow, ‘guy’, chap; (in certain countries) an American. Cf. G.I. Joe, Holy Joe.
1846Swell's Night Guide 123/1 Joe, an imaginary person, nobody, as Who do those things belong to? Joe. 1906E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands viii. 92 Why, man, it's meat 'n' beer t' them Joes what go in fer bringin' ther wanderers 'ome. 1932Amer. Speech June 333 Joe, term used to designate anyone whose real name is unknown. When used with a place or profession ‘Joe’ indicates a perfect example of the type connected with that place or profession. 1945‘A. Boucher’ in M. & G. Gordon Pride of Felons (1964) 80 The customers are mostly elderly Italian businessmen who are good Joes. 1947Amer. Speech XXII. 55/1 Joe, name given by the natives [in the Pacific] to any American. 1952S. Selvon Brighter Sun iv. 55 In Trinidad... All Americans..are known as ‘Joes’. 1957J. Osborne Entertainer viii. 71 While everyone else is sitting on their hands you're the Joe at the back cheering. 1962E. Lacy Freeloaders vii. 133 Way I see it, Gil is an American... We joes have to stick together. 1969M. Pugh Last Place Left xvi. 110 A few of his men were Irish moleskin joes from the hydro-electric operation. 1972J. Burmeister Running Scared xii. 169 Be a good Joe and take the pills. Please. 1973Publishers Weekly 26 Mar. 65/2 The average Joe probably thinks that cyclists..are eccentric folk.
b. Joe College. ‘A college boy; esp. one devoted to amusement’ (Webster, 1961).
1932Amer. Speech June 333 ‘Joe College’ is a perfect specimen of the college man. Often used with ‘himself’. 1964Ibid. XXXIX. 193 The net effect of the publications on college slang has been to encourage the image of perky Joe College.
c. Joe Bloggs, Joe Blow (U.S.), Joe Do(a)kes: names applied to a hypothetical average or ordinary man.
c1941Kendall & ‘Viney’ Dict. Army–Navy Slang, Joe Blow{ddd}means any soldier. 1943Amer. Speech XVIII. 109 Joe Doakes, generic term for all ball players. 1945L. Lane How to become a Comedian x. 92 He would ask the conductor if he had seen ‘Joe Dokes’ last night. 1956B. Holiday Lady sings Blues (1973) ix. 90 But just let me walk out of the club one night with a young white boy of my age, whether it was John Roosevelt, the President's son, or Joe Blow. 1968Jazz Monthly 15/1 All these items are essentially jazz-tinged versions of Joe Doakes's favourite melodies. 1969Guardian 6 Mar. 7/2 LSD can be taken by Joe Bloggs on a lump of sugar. 1970C. Major Dict. Afro-Amer. Slang 71 Joe Blow,..horn-blowing musician..came to mean any male person. 1971Daily Tel. 27 July 13/5 In too many cases these forms arrive on the desk of a busy executive who concludes that Joe Bloggs down the corridor must have signed the order. 1973K. Giles File on Death iv. 98 Joe Bloggs, the honest garage mechanic.
d. Joe Soap: name applied to a ‘dumb’ person, a mug; also, more generally, a quite ordinary person, any person.
1943Hunt & Pringle Service Slang 41 Joe Soap, the ‘dumb’ or not so intelligent members of the forces. The men who are ‘over-willing’ and therefore the usual ‘stooges’. 1966‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 56 Joe Soap, whozit, whatzisname. When asked by the police to account for the possession of a stolen article the answer often is I got guv it by Joe Soap. 1968‘B. Mather’ Springers xi. 111, I sat there like Joe Soap on guard; feeling guilty if I dozed off. 1969Guardian 31 Mar. 15/8 Socialists have become..over-eager to find out what Joe Soap is doing in order to tell him not to do it. 1972J. Brown Chancer ix. 118 Who do you think I am, moosh? Joe Soap?
6. Joe Blake. Austral. rhyming slang. A snake.
1927M. Terry Through Land of Promise ix. 123 I'll bet you what you like there are Joe Blakes in this camp. 1934Bulletin (Sydney) 22 Aug. 20/2 At Bob's prompting Billy sneaked up quietly and quickly behind Joe Blake, and, seizing the tail firmly, gave a terrific swing round his head. 1970Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 11 Jan. 3/1 We've camped..with the Joe Blakes, the goannas, the flies, and 4000 skinny jumbucks.
7. A French Canadian. Canad. slang.
1963R. I. McDavid Mencken's Amer. Lang. 368 Frog is not applied in Canada to a French Canadian, who is a Canuck or simply Joe, and prefers to be called a Habitant. 1966Globe & Mail (Toronto) 19 Apr. 6/6 Their waspish counterparts in Quebec always refer to ‘pea-soupers’ or ‘Joes’. The word ‘Frog’ in that connection went out of fashion 50 years ago.
Add:[5.] e. Joe Public. (A member of) an audience; hence, (a member of) the general public. Freq. mildly derog. slang (orig. U.S. Theatr.).
1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §584/4 Audience,..Joe Public. 1953Commercial & Financial Chron. 14 May 13 (heading) Paging Joe Public. 1972Bankers Mag. (Boston, Mass.) Winter 102/2 Some very powerful bankers and brokers leaked..news of the downturn in the affairs of Douglas Aircraft. This permitted those who were privy to the information to get out from under before ‘Joe Public’. 1978D. Norden in Muir & Norden Take my Word for It 80 We've really got to provide Joe Public with some sort of ongoing visual reference-point. 1991Model Railways Mar. 111/1 The East Midlands Model Railway Exhibition..is actually aimed at the railway modeller and the enthusiast, rather than ‘Joe Public’.
▸ Joe Citizen n. colloq. (orig. N. Amer.) (a name for) a hypothetical average person; (also) the general public collectively; cf. John Q. Public n. at John n. Compounds 2.
1932Appleton (Wisconsin) Post Crescent 26 Mar. 7/3 Mister *Joe Citizen, the kind of gent most of us are. 1970Managem. Sci. 16 b747 Helping the social enterpreneurs [sic], managers and just plain ‘Joe Citizen’ to adapt, adjust, cope and deal as men of intelligent action. 2000N. DeMille Lion's Game xlvi. 517 There are lots of ways to find a missing Joe Citizen in America.
▸ Joe Schmo n. slang (orig. U.S.) (a name for) a hypothetical average or ordinary person; esp. (occas. depreciative) a person of no distinction; cf. schmo n. and schm-.
1947Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 23 May 1/3 *Joe Schmo, who shares an office with six other guys in a Broadway loft. 1969N.Y. Times 1 Jan. 26/2 Remember he's dealing with a Brennan, not just Joe Schmo, so everything was very tense. 1999Mail on Sunday 26 Sept. 70/4 Now he's a greying, flabby Joe Schmo, a hero within school walls but a zero in the real world.
▸ Joe Sixpack n. orig. and chiefly U.S. a hypothetical average working or blue-collar person, esp. a man.
1972N.Y. Times 6 Apr. 30/8 He carried the working-class suburbs of Cudahy and South Milwaukee, demonstrating an appeal to the voters some politicians call ‘*Joe Six-pack’. 1977Washington Post (Nexis) 14 Feb. c1 We wanted a design simple enough for Joe Sixpack to do on his own house, and we wanted our building to be a statement in support of renewable energy resources. 1989Washington Post 1 Oct. d4/1 Bipartisan mid-1960's progressivism..was a misleading prelude to the ‘Joe Sixpack’ Middle American populism that started carving out a new GOP presidential era a few years later. 1994Observer 22 May (Life Suppl.) 64/2 Sirius and others on the magazine decided to put together A User's Guide To The New Edge, a primer intended to help Joe Sixpack get virtual. |