A cup of coffee became disparagingly known as ‘a cup of joseph daniels,’ and as legend has it, this was soon shortened to a ‘ cup of Joe Is it cup of Jo or cup of joe? But if one name had to stand out from the rest, it has to be “ Cup of … Read more
cup of joe (plural cups of joe) (chiefly US, idiomatic) A cup of coffee Why do people say cuppa joe? It’s a Navy Thing Order 99 prohibited alcohol aboard naval vessels. From then on, the strongest drink of any kind allowed on naval ships has been coffee. The presumably disgruntled and sober sailors weren’t happy … Read more