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jo¹

  • /d͡ʒoː/ Scotland

Rhymes with -oː

Where it comes from

From Scots jo (“joy”), from Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Doublet of joy and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”).

noun jos · joe

  1. Scotland Darling, sweetheart. On Old long syne my Jo, on Old long syne, That thou canst never once reflect, on Old long syne.

jo²

  • /d͡ʒoː/ Scotland

Rhymes with -oː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 杖.

noun jo

  1. The staff used in the Japanese martial art of jodo or jojutsu.

Jo³

  • /d͡ʒəʊ/ UK
  • /d͡ʒoʊ/ US

Sounds like Joe, joe, Zhou · Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping or hypochoristic form of various female given names beginning with Jo..., primarily Joan, Joanna, etc. but also Josephine and Jolene.

Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in reference to the first derivation.

proper noun Joe

  1. A female given name. "Its name is Samantha Jo, after Josiah and me. You know they call girls Jo and Josie a sight lately; its name is agreeable to Josiah and me, very.

Jo⁴

  • /d͡ʒəʊ/ UK
  • /d͡ʒoʊ/ US

Sounds like Joe, joe, Zhou · Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

Variant of Joe, diminutive form of Joseph, Josiah, etc.

proper noun

  1. alternative, rare Alternative form of Joe.Joe Name, Jo. Nothing else that he knows on. Don't know that everybody has two names. Never heerd of sich a think. Don't know that Jo is short for a longer name. Thinks it long enough for him. He don't find no fault with it. Spell it? No. He can't spell it.

JO⁵

noun JOs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable Initialism of jerk off.jerk off
  2. Philippines, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of job order.job order
  3. Philippines, countable, uncountable A job order employee.
  4. Philippines, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of job offer.job offer
  5. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of jail officer.jail officer
  6. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of junior officer.junior officer

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