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joe | sjoe |

As a noun joe

is (informal) a male; a guy; a fellow or joe can be (chiefly|us|informal) coffee.

As an interjection sjoe is

(south africa) whew; phew; expressing surprise, relief, etc.

joe

English

(wikipedia Joe)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A common nickname for Joseph, also used as a formal male given name.
  • * 1981 , Second Movement , Nebula Winners: Science Fiction Writers of America, Harper&Row, 1981, ISBN 0060148306, page 207
    • "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'."
  • , Joanne or Josephine.

    • Related terms

    * Jo * Joey

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A male; a guy; a fellow
    • I'm just an ordinary Joe .

    Derived terms

    * average Joe * Joe Average * Joe Blow * Joe College * Joe Schmoe * Joe Sixpack

    See also

    * cup of joe * sloppy joe English diminutives of male given names

    sjoe

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (South Africa) whew; phew; expressing surprise, relief, etc.
  • * 2005 , Alan Brand, Positively Alive (page 25)
    • We open the front door after switching off the alarms and unlocking the security gates and sigh with relief, "Sjoe , it's still all here!", relieved to find that we have not become a crime statistic, another victim.
  • * 2007 , Heinrich Troost, Plot Loss (page 14)
    • 'Sjoe , it's coming down hard, eh? It's fantastic,' she shouts and discharges an exuberant giggle. They run along the side of the house onto a big covered veranda, an entertainment area from where they can see the rain sifting down in sheets
  • * 2011 , Beverley Naidoo, Aesop's Fables (page 20)
    • Sjoe , it was still alive! As the young man turned to pick up his stick to beat it, the snake spat its poison into the man's water gourd before slithering away.