Sleepy Joe

English

Etymology

Coined by American former president Donald Trump in 2019, likely in reference to a series of videos where Biden appears to occasionally fall asleep during important meetings and television interviews.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsliːpi ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈslipi ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Sleepy Joe

1. (US politics, derogatory) A nickname of the American president Joe Biden.
   • 2019 April 25, @realDonaldTrump, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 2019-04-25:

     Welcome to the race Sleepy Joe.

   • 2020 July 18, Michael Scherer, “From ‘Sleepy Joe’ to a destroyer of the ‘American way of life,’ Trump’s attacks on Biden make a dystopian shift”, in The Washington Post‎^[2], archived from the original on 2020-12-13:

     His new dystopian vision, with militant and extreme language not typical in American politics, marks a sharp departure from Trump’s previous effort to cast Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” an establishment politician with deteriorating mental abilities.

   • 2021 November 1, Peter Suciu, “‘Sleepy Joe’ Trended After Biden Appeared To Nod Off During Climate Conference”, in Forbes‎^[3], archived from the original on 2021-11-27:

     Many mocked the president, while hashtags included "Sleepy Joe" – the name former President Donald Trump had referred to Biden as during the 2020 campaign.

See also

• Cameltoe Harris
• Genocide Joe

 

Further reading

• Adam Edelman (2019 April 25) “A guide to Trump's nicknames and insults about the 2020 Democratic field”, in NBC‎^[4], archived from the original on 2020-11-22