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jumbo
noun- an elephant UK, 1882
From the name of a famous elephant sold to circus impressario P. T. Barnum by London Zoo in 1882. The elephant died in collision with a train in Ontario in 1885. - a jumbo-jet UK, 1984
- Soviet sources admit shooting down jumbo. — The Guardian, 6 September 1983
- a large vial of crack cocaine US
- The dealers’ pitch, “Yo, man, got them jumbos!” echoed from almost every corner surrounding the park. — Record (Bergen County, New Jersey), p. A21, 28 September 1986
- — Terry Williams, The Cocaine Kids, p. 137, 1989
- a quart bottle of beer US, 2003 Heard in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
- a uniformed police constable, especially a clumsy or stupid police constable UK
A derogatory term employed by detectives. - — G.F. Newman, Sir, You Bastard, 1970
- — Angus Hall, On the Run, 1974
- the buttocks NEW ZEALAND
- — David McGill, David McGill’s Complete Kiwi Slang Dictionary, p. 74, 1998
- the penis US
- “Uh-huh, you stepped on my jumbo too.” — Paul Beatty, Tuff, p. 250, 2000
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