Holy Joe
English
Etymology
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Noun
Holy Joe
- (informal, slang) A minister, chaplain, priest or preacher.
- (informal, sometimes pejorative) A man who is sanctimonious, or at least heavily religious, also one who is extremely pious.
See also
- Holy Mary
- holy Moses
References
- “Holy Joe”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Holy Joe”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “Holy Joe”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.