1 definition by Rene M.

Refers to a cool, intellectual, popular, well-liked, needed, or otherwise important person. A person that's more important than regular people. Arrised from the word "yo" which resembles the word "joel," used to call important people who have been predefined as a joel.
Person: Hey joel!
Person who is a joel: Hey what's up?
by Rene M. June 2, 2006
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