Genocide Joe

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

Originating from Joe Biden's support of Israel during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, which many supporters of Palestine regard as a genocide against Palestinians.

Proper noun

Genocide Joe

1. (US politics, derogatory) Joe Biden.
   • 2023 November 5, Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, "‘Genocide Joe’: Massive D.C. Cease-Fire Protest Directs Its Rage at Biden":

     [The protest] started with the chants: […] “Hey hey! Ho ho! Genocide Joe has got to go!”

   • 2023, December 4, Robert Tait, The Guardian, "How the White House’s John Kirby is taking on the word ‘genocide’":

     Challenged at a White House briefing to confront the term “Genocide Joe” by some protesters to described Biden, Kirby […] embarked on an animated exposition.

   • 2024, January 23, Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Event | Manassas, VA

     [JOE BIDEN:] Jill and I had a chance to sit down —
     AUDIENCE MEMBER: Genocide Joe, how many kids have you killed in Gaza?