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Soe vs Joe - What's the difference?

soe | joe |

As nouns the difference between soe and joe

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

soe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.
  • * 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 55:
    • " no more then a Pump grown dry will yield any water, unless you pour a little water into it first, and then for one Bason-ful you may fetch up so many Soe -fuls"
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    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