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Joe
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Related namesJoey

Joe is a nickname "Joseph" (male) and sometimes "Josephine" (female).

Joe may refer to:

Places:

Arts and Entertainment:

Generic usage:

  • Average Joe, used in the United States to refer to the average American
  • Joe Shmoe, fictional American name for a typical person with no special status
  • Joe Sixpack and "Joe Blow" are generic names used to denote the hypothetical "common man"
  • Joe Cool, nickname given primarily to those who display a calm or placid attitude
  • Joe Bloggs, commonly used placeholder name in the United Kingdom
  • Joe's Diner (placeholder name), fictional name for a hypothetical small, local restaurant

Soviet weapon testing:

  • Joe 1, American codename for the first Soviet nuclear weapon test (1949)
  • Joe 4, American codename for the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon (1953)

Other uses:

  • Joe FM, a brand for several radio stations in North America
  • Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems
  • Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL
  • "Cup of joe" means Coffee.

See also