different between joey vs pademelon

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??o?.i/
• enPR: j??.?
• Rhymes: -??i

Etymology 1

Unknown. Older and more general sources state that joey comes from an Australian aboriginal language, but newer sources that focus on Australian English and aboriginal languages say the origin is unknown. The Australian National Dictionary includes a sense of “young possum” with citations predating the earliest “young kangaroo” citations.

Noun

joey (plural joeys)

1. The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.
2. The shorter word whose letters can be found within a kangaroo word.
   • 1998, Richard Lederer, Dave Morice, The Word Circus (page 129)

     Among the kangaroo words that yield the most joviality and joy are those that conceal multiple joeys.

   • 2005, Anu Garg, Another Word a Day (page 132)

     Sometimes a kangaroo word has more than one joey.

3. (Britain, prison slang) A parcel smuggled in to an inmate.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “joey”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Etymology 2

From Joseph Grimaldi.

Noun

joey (plural joeys)

1. (theater, circus) A kind of clown.

Etymology 3

Noun

joey (plural joeys)

1. (Britain, military, slang) A member of the Royal Marines.

   Synonym: jolly

Etymology 4

From Joey Deacon, who was the focus of Blue Peter's 1981 charity campaign. The programme was aimed at children, who then picked the term up and used it as an insult.

Noun

joey (plural joeys)

1. (slang, derogatory, offensive in Britain) A person with cerebral palsy.
2. (slang, derogatory, offensive in Britain) A stupid person.

See also

• spaz
• deacon
• deak

Anagrams

• Joye

English

Alternative forms

• paddymelon
• padymelon

Etymology

From Dharug badimaliyan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæd?m?l?n/

Noun

pademelon (plural pademelons)

1. Any species of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.
   • 2007, Scott Alexander King, Animal Dreaming: The Symbolic and Spiritual Language of the Australasian Animals, page 57,

     Although Pademelons are solitary and territorial by nature, it is not uncommon to witness small groups feeding in close proximity to one another.

   • 2008, Barbara A. Holzman, Tropical Forest Biomes, page 122,

     Kangaroos and their relatives that live in the rainforest include pademelons, wallabies, and tree kangaroos. Pademelons are small kangaroo-like marsupials that prefer solitary nocturnal life in the rainforest.

   • 2013, Iain Campbell, Sam Woods, Wildlife of Australia, page 32,

     Pademelons are a distinct group of small wallabies, considerably smaller than both the giant kangaroos and the other, larger wallabies. When foraging slowly, pademelons usually move on all fours.

Translations

See also

• euro
• joey
• wallaroo