joey word

English

Etymology

From joey (“junior kangaroo”) +‎ word.

Noun

Examples
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joey word (plural joey words)

1. A word that is contained in a kangaroo word.
   • 1998, Richard Lederer, Dave Morice, The word circus:

     Like a kangaroo novice, each joey word must take at least one hop through the letters of the mother word.

   • 2005, Anu Garg, Another word a day:

     […] the joey word has to have its letters in order within the parent kangaroo word […]