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A diminutive of the male given names Joseph, Josiah, Joel, or Josias. quotations examples
"With a name like Joe," Joe always said, "I had to open a bar and grill, just so I could put up a sign saying 'Joe's Bar and Grill'."
1981 Orson Scott Card, Second Movement, Nebula Winners: Science Fiction Writers of America, Harper&Row, 1981, page 207
(rare) Alternative form of Jo: a diminutive of various female given names.
plural Joes
(informal) A male; a guy; a fellow. examples