Definition of "joey" []

• Australian A young animal, especially a baby kangaroo. (noun)

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• "With a hint of Forbidden Planet. joey is that wall-e? haha tootalufilms"
• "Opossums are recent imports from Australia but now prolific, so that the word joey (in Australia a ` baby kangaroo ') for an opossum is likely to be recent."
• "Anyways - it's kinda funny coz i have a kinda ex called joey - so yeah its a bit of a joke amongst my girls!"