joey
joey1(pl. -eys)- (Austral.)a young kangaroo, wallaby, or possum
(澳)幼袋鼠;小沙袋鼠;小负鼠
■(informal)a baby or young child
(非正式)婴孩;小孩
语源- from Aboriginal joè
joey2noun- (historical)a silver threepenny bit
(史)三便士银币
语源- 1930s: diminutive of the pet name Joe: the derivation remains unknown. The term (originally London slang) denoted a fourpenny piece in the 19th cent
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