joesn.
/dʒəʊz/, U.S. /dʒoʊz/, Australian English /dʒoʊz/ Australian slang.
Depression of spirits, the blues.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > fit of
gloominga1400
dumpa1535
mubble fubbles1589
mulligrubs1599
mumps1599
mood1609
blues1741
mopes1742
gloom1744
humdrums1757
dismals1764
horror1768
mournfuls1794
doldrum1811
doleful1822
glumps1825
jim-jams1896
katzenjammer1897
the sniffles1903
mopery1907
joes1916
woofits1918
cafard1924
jimmies1928
the blahs1969
downer1970
1916 C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick 27 'E's got the joes reel bad.
a1938 C. J. Dennis in Penguin Bk. Austral. Ballads (1964) 235 It gimme Joes to sit an' watch them two!
1957 V. Palmer Seedtime xx. 138 What I saw in the sugar country gave me the joes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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