Joey

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Joey may refer to:

• A nickname for , Joanna, Josephine, Joan, Joseph, Joe or Jo
• The television sitcom Joey (TV series)
• Joey (marsupial), a baby marsupial
• United Kingdom slang for the silver English/British coin Threepence, named after Joseph Hume
• In glassblowing, a "Joey" or "diving Joey", are colloquialisms for a bubble
• A song of the group Concrete Blonde
• A Bob Dylan song, from the album Desire
• Joey Hoppet, a shorter version of the Australian Kangaroo Hoppet cross-country skiing race
• A fast moving vehicle one can travel behind to avoid being detected by radar
• To disappear without a trace, avoid being found, bounce (slang)

Joey may also refer to the following people:

• Real people
  • Joey Buttafuoco, who was infamous for his affair with then minor Amy Fisher
  • Joey Cora, baseball second basemen
  • Joey Deacon, an author who had cerebral palsy, or a pejorative term for person said to share characteristics with him
  • Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle rider
  • Joey Galloway, NFL wide receiver
  • Joey Gathright, baseball center fielder
  • Joseph Grimaldi, who adopted the stage name "Joey The Clown"
  • Joey Harrington, NFL quarterback
  • Andrew Johns (nicknamed "Joey"), Australian rugby league half-back for the Newcastle Knights
  • Joey Jordison, born Nathan Jonas Jordison, drummer of heavy metal band Slipknot and guitarist of glam metal band Murderdolls
  • Joey Kramer, drummer for the rock band Aerosmith
  • Joey Porter, NFL linebacker
  • Joey Ramone, vocalist and songwriter for the punk rock band the Ramones
  • Joey Smallwood, who led Newfoundland into confederation
  • Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
• Fictional characters
  • Joey Tribbiani, from TV series Friends and the spin-off Joey
  • Joey Stivic, from All in the Family, Archie Bunker's grandson
  • Joey Jeremiah, from the Degrassi series
  • Joey Potter, from Dawson's Creek

[edit] See also

• Joey (film), a list of films with the name Joey

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