cup of joe
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A cup of coffee.
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Born ~1931 · 1 year of recorded useDefinitions
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A cup of coffee.
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(figurative, idiom) One’s personal preference.
“Sounds like the purr-fect day to curl up with a good book and a cup of joe 🐱”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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