Joanie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Joanie is a noun meaning (dialectal, historical) A small ornament of glass or china.
Meaning
(dialectal, historical) A small ornament of glass or china.
Example Sentences
"Your dogs!" cried Mr. Bridle. "You ninnyhammer! Why, us could buy a pack of they joanies in Newton for half-a-crown."
Lady Romilly also writes both prose and poetry, and has made a collection of old-fashioned pottery known to rustics as "joanies".
The 'joanies' began to deteriorate in the last decades of the century, the boy and girl figures beginning to acquire an odious simpering quality.
She thinks more of the joanies and gimcracks on her parlour mantelshelf than she do of you, and it's your duty in my opinion to plan a proper eye-opener for Rose.
Word Forms
- joanies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include joey, janney, janny, jannie, jamette, jawn.
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