Poor Joe

noun

, Coastal Georgia, South Carolina, and the Bahamas.

1. a heron.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Poor Joe¹

1730–40, Americanism; probably < a West African source; compare Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) podžo heron

Example Sentences

“And poor Joe Biden, he tells people that look like me that I’m not Black, that we’re not Black, we didn’t vote for him. Well, after voting for Donald J. Trump for president — both times — and I’m still Black. And I’m still Republican. And I’m going to be Joe Biden’s and Tim Walz’s worst nightmare.”

From Washington Times

“Indeed, it would be hard to say too much for him,” said I; “and Biddy, we must often speak of these things, for of course I shall be often down here now. I am not going to leave poor Joe alone.”

From Literature

To which one can only add: Poor Joe.

From Washington Post

Roberts told him directly, “I feel you, Don, Jr., can go in, make a meeting with your dad and go, 'Look, I know we’re all dealing with corona and there’s a lot going on right now, but at the same time, maybe a presidential pardon for poor Joe Exotic who’s in there?‘

From Fox News

Even poor Joe Biden roused himself to insult the guy who has been eating his lunch for the past month.

From Fox News