Meaning of Joey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the male given names Joe or Joseph.
2. The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.
3. A kind of clown.
4. A member of the Royal Marines.
   UK, slang
5. A person with cerebral palsy.
   dated, derogatory, offensive, slang
6. A fourpenny piece, or its value; fourpence worth.
   UK, obsolete, slang
7. A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
8. A young child.
   Australia, slang
9. A stupid person.
   dated, derogatory, offensive, slang
10. Ellipsis of joey word.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
11. A parcel smuggled in to an inmate.
    Ireland, UK, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“As soon as a joey is born, it crawls into its mother's pouch. The joey grows in the pouch.”

“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.”

“"Visit in two days though," said Tommo. "Hang in there mate, got a joey coming, we'll be sweet then."”

“a joey of brandy”

“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.”

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