English

Proper noun

Joey

1. A diminutive of the male given name Joe or Joseph.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.

English

Noun

joey ‎(plural joeys)

1. The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.
2. The shorter word whose letters can be found within a kangaroo word.
   • 1998, Richard Lederer, Dave Morice, The Word Circus (page 129)

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

   • 2005, Anu Garg, Another Word a Day (page 132)

     Sometimes a kangaroo word has more than one joey.

Translations

References

• “joey” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Etymology 2

From Joseph Grimaldi.

Noun

joey ‎(plural joeys)

1. (theater) A kind of clown.