jumbos

Variant of jumbo

noun pl. jumbos

a very large person, animal, or thing

Origin: < Gullah jamba, elephant; of Afr orig.: reinforced by P(hineas) T(aylor) Barnum's use of it for his famous elephant, Jumbo

adjective

very large; larger than usual of its kind
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