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n. pl. jo·eys Australian
A young marsupial, especially a baby kangaroo.

[Origin unknown.]


1. (Animals) a young kangaroo or possum
2. a young animal or child
[C19: from a native Australian language]


(ˈdʒoʊ i)

n., pl. -eys. Australian.
a young animal, esp. a kangaroo.
[1830–40; orig. uncertain]


n (Austral inf) → junges Känguru
References in classic literature ?
Now, at that moment, as was afterward ascertained, Joey was wandering about in the sage-brush on the opposite side of the continent, near Winnemucca, in the State of Nevada.
Greater wonder than these, when a bottle-nosed person in a glazed hat had after some considerable hesitation ordered another glass of gin and water of the attendant potboy, and when Miss Abbey, instead of sending it, appeared in person, saying, 'Captain Joey, you have had as much as will do you good,' not only did the captain feebly rub his knees and contemplate the fire without offering a word of protest, but the rest of the company murmured, 'Ay, ay, Captain