joey
nounEtymology
Unknown. Older and more general sources state that joey comes from an Australian Aboriginal language (cited as joè), but newer sources that focus on Australian English and Aboriginal languages say the origin is unknown. The Australian National Dictionary includes a sense of “young possum” with citations predating the earliest “young kangaroo” citations.
Definitions
The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby,…
The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.
- As soon as a joey is born, it crawls into its mother's pouch. The joey grows in the pouch.
A young child.
Ellipsis of joey word.
- Among the kangaroo words that yield the most joviality and joy are those that conceal multiple joeys.
- Sometimes a kangaroo word has more than one joey.
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A parcel smuggled in to an inmate.
- "Visit in two days though," said Tommo. "Hang in there mate, got a joey coming, we'll be sweet then."
A kind of clown.
A member of the Royal Marines.
A person with cerebral palsy.
A stupid person.
A fourpenny piece, or its value
A fourpenny piece, or its value; fourpence worth.
- a joey of brandy
A diminutive of the male given names Joe or Joseph.
- Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.
- And not to rub salt in wounds, when it comes to making mincemeat of the competition, American Joey Chestnut is still top banana.
A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for joey. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA