mumbly joe

noun

Someone who mumbles and is difficult to understand when speaking.

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mumbly joe1

nounmumbly joe (plural mumbly joes)

plural mumbly joes

  1. Alternative letter-case form of mumbly Joe.

mumbly Joe2

nounmumbly Joe (plural mumbly Joes)

plural mumbly Joes · alternative Mumbly Joe · alternative mumbly joe

  1. humorousslangSomeone who mumbles and is difficult to understand when speaking.

    "Maybe it’s because this version of Hex is a real mumbly Joe (even when he’s yelling), but I did think it was hard to follow what he told Sara about his past."

    2016 November 18, Dylan Todd, Matt Wilson, “‘LEGENDS OF TOMORROW’ POST-SHOW RECAP: SEASON 2, EPISODE 6: ‘OUTLAW COUNTRY’”, in Comics Alliance
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    "Except, um... there's this election next week, so after that, it might not be him anymore. It might be what's-his-name, uh... Mumbly Joe, uh... I saw him on TV the other... uh... Bob Dole!"

    1996 October 27, David S. Cohen, Dan Greaney, Ken Keeler, “Treehouse of Horror VII”, in The Simpsons, season 8, episode 1 (television show), spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta), via Fox

    "For instance, Phoenix’s infamous interview with David Letterman, which first introduced a wide audience to Phoenix’s mumbly Joe would-be rap star character, has now been revealed to be a joke that even Letterman himself was in on."

    2010 September 20, Sean O'Neal, “Yes, David Letterman knew that Joaquin Phoenix was not really a crazy rapper”, in AV News, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2019

Mumbly Joe3

nounMumbly Joe (plural Mumbly Joes)

plural Mumbly Joes

  1. Alternative letter-case form of mumbly Joe.

Origin

From “Treehouse of Horror VII”, an episode of The Simpsons that first aired in October 1997. In it, Homer Simpson uses the term to refer to real-life politician and then–US presidential candidate Bob Dole.

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APA

mumbly joe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mumbly%20joe

MLA

“mumbly joe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mumbly%20joe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mumbly joe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mumbly%20joe.

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