joey word
English
Etymology
joey + word; see joey (“junior kangaroo”).
Noun
joey word (plural joey words)
- 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 […]
- 1998, Richard Lederer, Dave Morice, The word circus