Joe Who

proper noun

Nickname for Joe Clark (Charles Joseph Clark, born 1939), Canadian businessman, writer and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.

Meanings

proper nounJoe Who?
  1. slanggovernmentNickname for Joe Clark (Charles Joseph Clark, born 1939), Canadian businessman, writer and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.

Origin

From a Toronto Star headline announcing Clark's unexpected rise from obscurity.

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APA

Joe Who. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Joe%20Who

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“Joe Who.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Joe%20Who. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Joe Who,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Joe%20Who.

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