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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Male name, from Joseph

Joe

 noun
     
Joe
1

Joe Public/Bloggs

British English Joe Blow/Schmo American English spoken the ordinary average person
2

Joe College/Citizen etc

American English spoken someone who is a typical example of people in a particular situation or involved in a particular activity
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