jamoke

noun

ja·​moke jə-ˈmōk 

plural jamokes

1

old-fashioned slang : coffee sense 1

"Thank you, Marco," the Chief said when they had reached his door. "Will you come up for a cup of jamoke?"

—John Foster

2

slang : an ordinary, unimpressive, or inept person

—typically used as a term of mild or joking disparagement for a man

If my brother and I proved one thing, it's that just about any jamoke can host a radio show.

—Ray Magliozzi

Your boss obviously thinks you're suckers, fools, chumps and jamokes. Take your pick.

—John Kass

Why hasn't anyone thought of inventing a laptop case that converts into a portable office so that when a jamoke like me is stuck in a joint like this, he can use the case as a portable work desk?

—Jeffrey L. Seglin

Word History

Etymology

by shortening of jamocha "coffee," blend of java and mocha

Note: Origin of the second sense is unclear. The initial syllable and second vowel suggest slang jiboney, jaboney "guy, fellow."

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1