joey
1[ joh-ee ]
noun,plural jo·eys.Australian.
any young animal, especially a kangaroo.
a young child.
Origin of joey
1First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
Other definitions for joey (2 of 4)
joey2
[ joh-ee ]
noun,plural jo·eys.British Slang.
a threepenny piece.
(formerly) a fourpenny piece.
Origin of joey
2First recorded in 1860–65; named after Joseph Hume (1777–1855), English politician who favored the coinage of the fourpenny piece
Other definitions for Joey (3 of 4)
Joey1
[ joh-ee ]
noun,plural Jo·eys.
a clown, especially in the circus or pantomime and puppet theater.
Origin of Joey
31895–1900; diminutive of Joseph, after Joseph Grimaldi
How to use joey in a sentence
Playing the foul-mouthed bad character will become as predictable and counter-intuitive as a playing a thousand Joeys.
How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’? | Tim Teeman | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe helped bring in the Nation of Islam and the Chris Carters and Joeys were gone.
Old Joeys pipes have gone on the blink, he said, and hes got to beat it out West to pump em full of ozone.
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park | Walter Prichard Eaton
British Dictionary definitions for joey
joey
/ (ˈdʒəʊɪ) /
nounAustralian informal
a young kangaroo or possum
a young animal or child
Origin of joey
1C19: from a native Australian language
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