Joanie

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊni === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Proper noun ==== Joanie A diminutive of the female given name Joan, from French. Alternative form: Joany === Etymology 2 === 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”). ==== Noun ==== Joanie (plural Joanies) (US, slang, Valleyspeak) A young woman who dresses in an out-of-date and unfashionable manner. Alternative form: joanie === References ===