good joe

noun

gu̇(d)ˈjō,

ˈgu̇dˈjō

often capitalized J

: a kindly obliging good-hearted person

my failure to answer his letter promptly … furnished proof that I was not, as he'd thought, a good Joe

—Philip Wylie

you can see he's a good joe

—James Jones

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