joey

/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.i/

noun 9name 2

Collocations

ADJ.

fascinated, soon, still, telling

VERB + JOEY

explains, jokes, like, model

JOEY + NOUN

brandy, chandler, chestnut, family, he's, shane

PREP.

down, in, into, than, with

Definitions

noun

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.

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."

noun

A kind of clown.

noun

A member of the Royal Marines.

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Example Bank

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

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Among the kangaroo words that yield the most joviality and joy are those that conceal multiple joeys.

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Sometimes a kangaroo word has more than one joey.

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a joey of brandy

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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.

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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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Usage Notes

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In some senses, joey is marked as slang, dated, derogatory, offensive, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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