Meanings
- USderogatorygovernmentJoe Biden.
Welcome to the race Sleepy Joe.
2019 April 25, @realDonaldTrump, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Apr 20192 more examples
His new dystopian vision, with militant and extreme language not typical in American politics, marks a sharp departure from Trump’s previous effort to cast Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” an establishment politician with deteriorating mental abilities.
2020 July 18, Michael Scherer, “From ‘Sleepy Joe’ to a destroyer of the ‘American way of life,’ Trump’s attacks on Biden make a dystopian shift”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2020Many mocked the president, while hashtags included "Sleepy Joe" – the name former President Donald Trump had referred to Biden as during the 2020 campaign.
[2021 November 1, Peter Suciu, “‘Sleepy Joe’ Trended After Biden Appeared To Nod Off During Climate Conference”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2021
Origin
Coined by American current president Donald Trump in 2019, likely in reference to a series of videos where Biden appears to occasionally fall asleep during important meetings and television interviews.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 瞌睡喬 /瞌睡乔
- 瞌睡喬 /瞌睡乔 (Kēshuì Qiáo)Translations
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Sleepy Joe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sleepy%20Joe
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