Jumbo definition
An unusually large person, animal, or thing.
noun
A very large person, animal, or thing.
noun
Unusually large.
Jumbo shrimp; a jumbo jet.
adjective
An especially large or powerful person, animal or thing.
noun
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Very large; larger than usual of its kind.
A jumbo jet airliner.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
jumbo
Plural:
jumbosOrigin 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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