Why do they call coffee a cup of joe?
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Well, that’s a simple one. Coffee was introduced to the European by a man named Admiral Sir Thomas J.Jamaica. When he visited the Americas, he saw the natives drinking a drink that was made with ground coffee beans mixed with water, sugar and spices. He brought a cup of the stuff to England and was asked what they called the drink. He joked that it should be called a Cup of Joe.
The term “cup of joe” is actually quite steeped in history. There are a few stories about how the term came to be, but the most likely explanation is that it is derived from the naval term “jamoke.” Jamoke was a slang term for coffee that was popularized in the early 20th century. The word likely came from the Portuguese word “café,” which is the word for coffee.
In the United States, coffee is often referred to as “a cup of joe.” This term is thought to have originated in the early 1900s. There are a few theories about how the term came to be. One theory is that it is a reference to the average Joe, or an everyman. Another theory is that it is a reference to the U.S. Naval Secretary Josephus Daniels. In 1914, he banned alcohol on Navy ships and substituted coffee for it.