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Sloppy Joe
or sloppy Joe
noun
- a sandwich of ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato or barbecue sauce and usually served on a bun.
- a baggy, overlarge sweater originally worn by girls and young women in the 1940s.
- a man or youth whose appearance is habitually slovenly.
sloppy joe
/ dʒəʊ /
noun
- informal.a long baggy thin sweater
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sloppy Joe1
First recorded in 1935–40
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