Holy Joe

Holy Joe

1. A minister or clergyman. I hope the Holy Joe is in the chapel right now—I really need to talk to someone.
2. Someone who is very pious or moralistic, especially in a sanctimonious or self-righteous manner. Our neighbor Clarence can be such a Holy Joe to us whenever we miss Mass.
See also: holy, joe
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

holy Joe

 
1. a chaplain; a cleric; a clergyman. I went to see the holy Joe, and he was a lot of help. Old holy Joe wants to see all of us at services.
2. a very pious person. Martin looks stuffy, but he's no holy Joe. Don't let that holy Joe hear about what you've done.
See also: holy, joe
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

holy Joe

1. n. a chaplain; a cleric; a clergyman. Old holy Joe wants to see all of us at services.
2. n. a very pious person. Don’t let that holy Joe hear about what you’ve done.
See also: holy, joe
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
  • accompany on a journey
  • a dog in the manger
  • a stranger to (someone or something)
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league
  • be in bad with (someone)
  • (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
  • bargain
  • bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
References in periodicals archive
Concert Square was cordoned off during Sunday as officers visited Holy Joe's and combed the area for evidence.
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The aforementioned Holy Joe never got into contention before being pulled up on his reappearance at Sheriff Hutton in January but was rejuvenated at Kelso by a change of tactics as Toby Greenall allowed him to bowl along in front.
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"We go to the big rallies, where there might be 5,000 bikers, and set up a 24-hour cafe, Holy Joe's.
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Transcriptions have become de rigueur for organists wishing to break out of the Holy Joe mould.
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Twenty-year-old Toby Greenall, in his second year at Leeds University studying medicine, opened his seasonal account on Holy Joe in the PPORA Club Members Race for novice riders, but it might have been a different story had Bilingual not fallen two out when still holding a narrow advantage and full of running.
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Jacqueline Coward finished third on the Venetia Williams-trained Holy Joe, one place ahead of Sonevafushi who was trained by Coward's mother, Cherry, and ridden by Oliver Greenall.
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But the rider went racing for the first time since at the Devon track and proved a lucky omen for the chances of the Martin Pipe-trained 16-1 winner Hever Road, who took the SiS Handicap Chase by a length from Holy Joe.
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These Brummies of character were joined by Sal the Salt Lady who traipsed the street flogging blocks of salt and by that great scion of working-class Brummagem, Holy Joe.
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I'm not getting all Holy Joe on us - but we've definitely lost the entire meaning of the holiday.
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THE fortunes gambled on Martin Pipe's Sweet Glow (P Scudamore) and Balasani (M Perrett) for the Jackpot Hurdle go up the proverbial lum when 33-1 clouders Mark Tompkins' Black Sapphire (B Powell) and A J Wilson's Holy Joe (D Bridgwater) finish 1-2 in a photo.
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Concert Square venue Holy Joe''s failed two test purchases last year, when their bar staff served up malibu and cokes to under-age volunteers posing as customers.
Holy Joe's fails its booze test; New licence conditions for club
"I don't want to come across as a big holy Joe or anything but I have a lot of faith now.
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