Definitions by Jmeecakes

Joe 

A term invented by Mick Herron in Slow Horses for an MI5 agent; spook, spy.

“Why is your uncle so paranoid all the time?”
“He was a Joe in Cold War, on the other side of the wall”

“Oh wow, so did he run other agents?”
“No, he serviced dead drops for Soviet defectors in East Berlin”

Joe by Jmeecakes October 10, 2025

Stote 

A spook, joe, agent, or spy. Initially referenced in Mick Herron’s Spook Street (a Slow Horses book).

“Sorry I’m late, I think I saw a stote following me and I had to ditch him”
“Dude, I think you’re just seeing bogeymen”

Stote by Jmeecakes October 10, 2025