hey Joe
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Philippines[ˌhɛɪ̯ ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯]
hey Joe interjection: an expression to catch the attention of a white male Caucasian foreigner in the Philippines, especially white male Americans and historically American soldiers in the Philippines during WW2.
Interjection
- An expression to catch the attention of a white male Caucasian foreigner in the Philippines, especially white male Americans and historically American soldiers in the Philippines during WW2
- Hey, Joe! What's up, man?! Up here!
- "Hey, Joe, you like snake?" "Hey, Joe, welcome to Tondo!" "Hey, Joe, what's your name?" It's the phrase that greets every foreign guy in the Philippines on a daily basis. And perhaps nobody personifies the meaning of this moniker better than Ted Lerner, an American whose popular, freewheeling...1999, Ted Lerner, Hey, Joe: A Slice of the City, an American in Manila--, Book of Dreams, →ISBN
Forms of hey Joe
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Origin of hey Joe
See hey and Joe as in G.I. Joe or average Joe. As part of leftover street slang speech from WW2 times to call out to random American G.I.s (soldiers) in the Philippines.
Questions about hey Joe
- What does hey Joe mean?
- Hey Joe means an expression to catch the attention of a white male Caucasian foreigner in the Philippines, especially white male Americans and historically American soldiers in the Philippines during WW2.
- What part of speech is hey Joe?
- Hey Joe is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce hey Joe?
- Hey Joe is pronounced [ˌhɛɪ̯ ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯] (Philippines).
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