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固有名詞

Joie

1. A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.
   • 1918, American Society for Psychical Research, Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research, page 374:

     The brother Joseph was usually called Joe in the family, but when his brother Sylvester wanted to tease and annoy him he called him Joie.

   • 1979, Lilla Stirling, The Upturned Turtles: A Bahamian Story, page 36:

     "Let's give Uncle Joie his hat!" shouted Jude.

   • 2010, Fred Goodman, Fortune's Fool: Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music, and an Industry in Crisis:

     Said Joie Manda, a former Def Jam employee who became the head of A&R and promotion for Asylum, “Sometimes I go to the strip clubs and ask the strippers, and they tell me what's hot.”

   • 2013, Lloyd Antypowich, Horns and Hair of the High Country, →ISBN, page 65:

     One day Joie was going to the lake for a pail of water, and he met Ferper on the path.

2. A A female given name
   • 2004, Bob Gunn, Sex, Ghosts and Gumshoes, →ISBN, page 46:

     Like Penny and Sol, Joie was just arriving home from Aunt Mags's funeral. She was dressed in black from head to toe, including a form fitting black silk dress that ran down to her black leather high-heeled boots.

   • 2010, Puiyin Labial, A Chinese Christmas Carol, →ISBN, page 281:

     Joie was feeling confused. She decided to have a look around the house.

   • 2014, RJ Crayton, Four Mothers: A Short Story Collection:

     Tilda loved Joie completely, and she would never in a million years wish her daughter had not been born, but Tilda couldn't deny her luck had changed since she birthed the firehaired babe just two years ago.