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to many people instead of ordering a cup of coffee for breakfast they will order a "cup of joe" where did the "joe" part orginate from?

2007-03-16 14:44:22 · 4 answers · asked by TX-ftball 2 in Food & Drink Other - Food & Drink

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"Cup of joe" is an American nickname for coffee. The phrase goes back to the mid-1840s, and is of unclear origin, though it is possibly short for "Old Black Joe," the title of a popular Stephen Foster song. In any case, it predates Josephus Daniels, the Secretary of the Navy who banned the serving of alcohol on ships in 1914.

There is another possibility. The American taste for coffee developed in the 19th century after tea was no longer available from British merchants. The word may have come into the American English language via a misunderstanding of the French word "chaud", which means hot, and is pronounced similarly.

2007-03-16 14:48:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

The origin of the phrase “cup of joe” goes back to the early 1900s and Admiral Josephus Daniels who was a secretary of the navy during the Wilson administration. The U.S. was involved with World War I at the time. He outlawed alcohol on ships which lead to coffee becaming the favorite beverage of naval crews. Hence the name “cup of joe.”

2007-03-16 22:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by SA Writer 6 · 0 0

Joe is a derivative of Java which of course means coffee.

2007-03-16 21:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by YahooGuru2u 6 · 1 2

My guess:
coffee has been called 'Java" because beans come from there. I think java became Joe in diner talk.

2007-03-16 21:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

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