Jumbo definition

jŭmbō

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An unusually large person, animal, or thing.

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A very large person, animal, or thing.

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Unusually large.

Jumbo shrimp; a jumbo jet.

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Especially large or powerful.

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An especially large or powerful person, animal or thing.

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A popular name for an elephant.

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Very large; larger than usual of its kind.

A jumbo jet airliner.

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jumbo

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jumbos

Origin of jumbo

After Jumbo , a large elephant exhibited by P.T. Barnum probably from slang clumsy person

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Jumbo, the name given to a large elephant purchased by P. T. Barnum in 1882.

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