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joey

1 American  
[joh-ee] / ˈdʒoʊ i /

noun

Australian.

plural

joeys

  1. any young animal, especially a kangaroo.

  2. a young child.

joey 2 American  
[joh-ee] / ˈdʒoʊ i /

noun

British Slang.

plural

joeys

  1. a threepenny piece.

  2. (formerly) a fourpenny piece.

Joey 3 American  
[joh-ee] / ˈdʒoʊ i /

noun

plural

Joeys

  1. a clown, especially in the circus or pantomime and puppet theater.

Joey 4 American  
[joh-ee] / ˈdʒoʊ i /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Joe or Joseph.

joey British  
/ ˈdʒəʊɪ /

noun

  1. a young kangaroo or possum

  2. a young animal or child

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Etymology

Origin of joey1

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

Origin of joey2

First recorded in 1860–65; named after Joseph Hume (1777–1855), English politician who favored the coinage of the fourpenny piece

Origin of Joey3

1895–1900; diminutive of Joseph, after Joseph Grimaldi

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