joey

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1. joey - Noun

2. Joey - Proper noun

Meaning

The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.

(Australia, slang) A young child.

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(UK, prison slang) A parcel smuggled in to an inmate.

joey (plural joeys)

(theater, circus) A kind of clown.

joey (plural joeys)

(UK, military, slang) A member of the Royal Marines.
Synonym: jolly

(dated, slang, derogatory, offensive in Britain) A person with cerebral palsy.

(dated, slang, derogatory, offensive in Britain) A stupid person.

joey (plural joeys)

(UK, slang, obsolete) A fourpenny piece, or its value; fourpence worth.
a joey of brandy

A diminutive of the male given names Joe or Joseph

A diminutive of the female given name Josephine

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Joey Ramone was clearly one of the most original singers of all time. And he was the sweetest guy. And his death is very sad. Vincent Gallo

But my brother Joey was there, and my sister Tina Nina Minnelli was there. Liza Minnelli

I remember hating New Kids on the Block from the sidelines because all of the girls loved them. They would just fawn over them. 'Oh my gosh, Joey I love you!' When I was younger, I really couldn't stand them. Dule Hill

Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth. We're more like Joey Ramone: awkward geeks who somehow find our place in the world on the stage. Chris Cornell

Fire was everything Joey wanted to be. Exciting. Dangerous. Beautiful. Destructive. And yet he controlled it. Other people were too boring, too afraid to do what he did. Lis Wiehl

I always said the world is a better place because of Joey Ramone. Tré Cool

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