Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mumbly joe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: mumbly joe
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who mumbles and is difficult to understand when speaking.

Humorous; Slang

noun

Alternative letter-case form of mumbly Joe.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of mumbly Joe.

Example Sentences

""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!""
""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.""
""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.""

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mumbly Joes (plural)

Questions

What does mumbly joe mean?: Someone who mumbles and is difficult to understand when speaking.
Where does mumbly joe come from?: 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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