jo|ey

jo|ey «JOH ee», noun, plural -eys. Australian.

1. a young kangaroo: »

A four-month old joey—all kangaroo babies are joeys... (Life).

2. any young animal.

3. a young child.

╂[< Australian dialectal joè]

Jo|ey «JOH ee», noun, plural -eys.

a circus clown, especially one who wears whiteface makeup, a white costume with a ruff, and a belled cap.

╂[< diminutive of Joseph Grimaldi, 1778-1837, an English clown]