pet-form of Joseph (q.v.). Meaning "generic fellow, man" is from 1846. Used in a wide range of invented names meaning "typical male example of," for example Joe college "typic [..]

"coffee," by 1941, perhaps late 1930s, of unknown origin. The guess that it is from the name of U.S. coffee merchant Joseph Martinson (c. 1880-1949) is not chronologically impossible, but it [..]

 Army term for a soldier. Shortened from G.I. Joe.

The slang used between Army Troops, as in G.I. Joe.

JOE (Java Object Environment) from Sun. Cup ’O Joe IDL

A computer account whose password is the user's name. Joe accounts are easy for crackers to break into because the passwords are easy to guess.

(USN) Coffee. Derived from Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, who, on July 1, 1914, issued General Order 99 which banned alcoholic beverages aboard USN ships. Afterward, the strongest drink to b [..]

As in 'cup of Joe,' refers to coffee. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, on July 1, 1914, issued General Order 99, which rescinded Article 827, thereby prohibiting alcoholic beverages [..]

Coffee, as in “a cup of joe”

The term for an agent out in the field who is being operated by British/American intelligence agencies. The joe is not always a citizen/worker of the opposition. Lamplighters

The monthly US publication Job Openings for Economists.

Short form of Joseph. Five famous sports figures who have had this name are boxers Joe Louis (1914-1981) and Joe Frazier (1944-), baseball player Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999), and football quarterbacks Jo [..]