Joanie.
A diminutive of the female given name Joan, from French.
Meaning & usage
A diminutive of the female given name Joan, from French.
Where this word comes from
From Joan + -ie. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessy, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
A young woman who dresses in an out-of-date and unfashionable manner.
Where this word comes from
Possibly a reference to Joanie Cunningham, a character from the US sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984), set in the 1950s and 1960s. Compare Joan (“a placeholder or conventional name for a younger lower-class woman”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.