Joe Miller

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stale jest; a worn-out joke.
  2. The point of something; the fun or utility in doing a thing.

Word forms

Joe Miller Joe Millers

Etymology

After Joe Miller (actor) (1684–1738), the namesake of the 18th-century joke book Joe Miller's Jests.

Synonyms

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