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Joe College

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Joe College

n. a typical or average male college student. Joe College never had a computer or a laser-powered record player in the good old days.

See also: college, joe

Joe College

A typical male college student. The phrase came on the scene in the 1930s, usually applied approvingly, but occasionally as a label for a student whom the academic life sheltered from having to hold down a “real job” in the “real world.”

See also: college, joe