English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Appearing at the end of the 19th century as a blend of java +‎ mocha, by the 1920s it became slang for someone who lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, probably influenced by moke. In the 1960s it also began to be used as slang for male genitalia.

This term may be the origin of cup of joe and joe; see those entries for more.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

jamoke (countable and uncountable, plural jamokes)