See Also: Joey(dictionary)
Smallwood, Joey(encyclopedia)
Joey's Brick House(tourism)
Joey Buona's Pizzeria Grille(tourism)

Joey (iou)



Joey noun1. M19.
[Familiar abbreviation of male forename Joseph (see JOE noun2, -Y6), in branch I from Joseph Hume (1777-1855), politician and financial expert, in branch II from the clown Joseph Grimaldi (1779-1837).]
I. A fourpenny piece. slang. M-L19.
A threepenny bit. slang. obsolete exc. Hist. M20.
II.
A clown. colloq. L19.