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joe miller

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1. Joe Millernoun

   A stale jest; a worn-out joke.

2. Etymology: After (1684–1738), the namesake of the 18th-century joke book Joe Miller's Jests.

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1. Joe Miller

   a jest book; a stale jest; a worn-out joke

2. Etymology: [From Joseph Miller, a comic actor, whose name was attached, after his death, to a popular jest book published in 1739.]

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1. Joe Miller

   Joe Miller was an English actor, who first appeared in the cast of Sir Robert Howard's Committee at Drury Lane in 1709 as Teague. Trinculo in The Tempest, the First Grave-digger in Hamlet and Marplot in Susanna Centlivre's The Busybody, were among his many favourite parts. He is said to have been a friend of Hogarth. In 1715 he appears on bills promoting a performance on the last day of April, where he played Young Clincher in Farquhar's comedy, "The Constant Couple or a Trip to the Jubilee". On 25 April 1717 he plays Sir Joseph Whittol in William Congreve's "Old Batchelor". Tickets for this performance were adorned by a design by William Hogarth showing the scene where Whittol's friend Captain Bluffe is kicked by Sharper whilst his friend Bellmour tries to pull him away. This is described as a "very valuable engraving" in 1868. This ticket design was used for Joe Millers benefit performance on 13 April 1738. In "vacation periods" between working at Drury Lane, he performed for the Pinkethman Company. He frequented the "Black Jack" tavern on Portsmouth Street in London, which was a favourite of the Drury Lane players and those from Lincoln's Inn Fields. Allegedly he was very serious in the bar and this led to an in-joke whereby all his companions ascribed all new jokes to him.

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1. Joe Miller

   an English actor, the author of a book of jests (1684-1738).

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1. Joe Miller

   A stale joke, corresponding to the modern “Chestnut.” Joe Miller was a witty comedian whose sayings were compiled by John Mottley in the reign of James II. Until about a hundred years ago this was the only book of jests extant, and everyone who wished to “set the table in a roar” freely drew upon it.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of joe miller in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of joe miller in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of joe miller in a Sentence

1. Judd Apatow:

   When we made ‘ Heavyweights ’ being around Joe Miller was pure joy, we could not have loved spending time with Joe Miller more. Joe Miller made everyone around Joe Miller so happy. What a terrible loss.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Joe_Miller
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joe miller
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=joe miller
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#JoeMiller
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=joe miller