WordUnscrambler Home
jumbo
Definitions
[ˈdʒʌmbəʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a very large person or thing
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 19th century (originally of a person): probably the second element of mumbo jumbo. Originally denoting a large and clumsy person, the term was popularized as the name of an elephant at London Zoo, sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus
[ˈdʒʌmbəʊ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- very large
(e.g: a jumbo pad)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 19th century (originally of a person): probably the second element of mumbo jumbo. Originally denoting a large and clumsy person, the term was popularized as the name of an elephant at London Zoo, sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus
Click here to see the free dictionary definition for jumbo
definition by Oxford Dictionaries