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Joe Who

Joe Who proper noun: nickname for Joe Clark (Charles Joseph Clark, born 1939), Canadian businessman, writer and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.

Proper noun

Joe Who?

  1. (slang) Nickname for Joe Clark (Charles Joseph Clark, born 1939), Canadian businessman, writer and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.

Origin of Joe Who

From a Toronto Star headline announcing Clark's unexpected rise from obscurity.

Questions about Joe Who

What does Joe Who mean?
Joe Who means nickname for Joe Clark (Charles Joseph Clark, born 1939), Canadian businessman, writer and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.
What part of speech is Joe Who?
Joe Who is a proper noun.

Words near Joe Who in the dictionary

  1. Joe Sixpack
  2. Joe Soap
  3. Joe Strummer
  4. Joe the Goose
  5. Joe the Gooses
  6. Joe Who
  7. Joe's
  8. Joe's Diner
  9. joe-job
  10. joe-jobbed
  11. joe-jobbing

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