# Cup of Joe

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-of-joe/22354
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 14, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-of-joe/22354 "2000-06-14T16:15:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![TrayJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@TrayJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TrayJay)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-of-joe/22354/1 "2000-06-14T16:15:03Z")

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Where did that term originate?

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### Author: ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2000, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cup-of-joe/22354/2 "2000-06-14T16:34:45Z")

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Check out [SDMB - Cup of “Joe”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=13693). It gives a little information on a possible origin.