Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Joe Baxi n.

[rhy. sl.; ult. US heavyweight boxer Joe Baksi (1922–77)]

a taxi; also as v.

[Scot]I. Welsh Trainspotting 113: We gits the carry-oot n jumps a Joe Baxi up the toon.
[Aus]Gav CX Mag. Jun. 🌐 Astute arithmetic suggesting that by the time we Joe Baxi it to the SECC it’ll be about 8.45.
[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 95/2: Joe Baxi n. a taxi: ‘I’m just going to call for a Joe Baxi to pick up my visitors and take them home.
[UK]B. Kirkpatrick Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl.
[Scot]T. Black Gutted 61: The walking bit wasn’t for me. I jumped into a Joe Baxi.
[Scot]I. Welsh Dead Man’s Trousers 70: You bounce tae the airport in a Joe Baxi n head home.