Joe Millers

Noun

Joe Miller (plural Joe Millers)

1. (colloquial, dated) A stale jest; a worn-out joke.
   • It is an old Joe Miller in whist circles, that there are only two reasons that can justify you in not returning trumps to your partner's lead; i.e., first, sudden illness; secondly, having none.1874, William Pole, The Theory of the Modern Scientific Game of Whist

   Synonyms:

   Joe, Joe Millerism

2. (colloquial, dated) The point of something; the fun or utility in doing a thing.
   • "Don't begin them boots till I gives yer the order," says Jinks, as he goes out.
     "No," I says, "I shan't;" nor I didn't neither, for I couldn't see the Joe Miller of it, and somehow or another Jinks never come inside my place again.1867, George Manville Fenn, Original penny readings, page 59