Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,506,516,722 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

joe
(redirected from joes)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.07 sec.
holy Joe 
1. a chaplain; a cleric; a clergyman. I went to see the holy Joe, and he was a lot of help. Old holy Joe wants to see all of us at services.
2. a very pious person. Martin looks stuffy, but he's no holy Joe. Don't let that holy Joe hear about what you've done.
See also: holy

Joe Bloggs  (British & Australian)
an ordinary person There's no point asking your average Joe Bloggs what he thinks about opera.

Joe Blow  (American & Australian)

an ordinary person Television today is geared to your average Joe Blow.
See also: blow

Joe Public  (British informal)

the public The test of any new product is will Joe Public buy it?
See also: public


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Idioms browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Idioms and phrases
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.