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Joe Miller
noun
1.
a book of jokes.
2.
an old, familiar joke; chestnut.
Origin:
1780–90; after Joe Miller's Jestbook (1739) by John Mottley
1780–90; after Joe Miller's Jestbook (1739) by John Mottley
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noun
1.
Arthur, 1915–2005, U.S. playwright and novelist.
2.
Glenn, 1904–44, U.S. dance bandleader and trombonist.
3.
Henry, 1891–1980, U.S. novelist.
5.
EXPANDJoe (Joseph or Josias Miller), 1684–1738, English actor, after whom Joe Miller's Jestbook was named.
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Merton Howard, 1923–2000, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
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COLLAPSEWilliam, 1782–1849, U.S. religious leader: founder of the Adventist Church.
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Joe Miller
"stale joke," 1816, from Joseph Miller (1684-1738), a comedian, whose name was affixed after his death to a popular jest-book, "Joe Miller's jests, or the Wit's Vade-mecum" (1739) compiled by John Mottley.
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