joeys

Noun (1)

joey (plural joeys)

1. 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.2006, Bobbie Kalman, Robin R. Johnson, Koalas and Other Marsupials, Crabtree Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 9
2. (Australia, slang) A young child.
3. (Ireland, UK, slang) 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."2012, John Hoskison, Inside: One Man's Experience of Prison

Noun (2)

joey (plural joeys)

1. A kind of clown.

Noun (3)

joey (plural joeys)

1. (UK, slang) A member of the Royal Marines.

   Synonyms:

   jolly

Noun (4)

joey (plural joeys)

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

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