orig. Joseph Roberts Smallwood born Dec. 24, 1900, Gambo, Nfd. died Dec. 17, 1991, St. Johns, Nfd., Can. Canadian politician. He worked for socialist publications in New York City (1921-25), then returned to Newfoundland to become a union organizer and radio broadcaster. An advocate of confederation with Canada, he was elected to a convention to decide Newfoundland's future (1946); his vigorous campaign helped effect its admission as a province (1948). He was elected Newfoundland's first premier in 1949 and retained leadership of the government and the ruling Liberal Party until 1971
[ 'jO-E ] (noun.) 1839. Unknown. Older and more general sources state that joey comes from an Australian aboriginal language, but newer sources which 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.