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joe job

(US, idiomatic, computing) An act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that

ˈd͡ʒoʊ ˈd͡ʒɑbDocumented since 1990s1990sGen Zhistorical36 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(US, idiomatic, computing) An act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that person's e-mail with bounces.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(idiomatic) An uninteresting, low-level, low-paying job.

Origin: In the computing sense, originated from such a spam attack against Joe Doll in 1997. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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"joe job" means: An uninteresting, low-level, low-paying job.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

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"joe job" means: An uninteresting, low-level, low-paying job.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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