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Antonyms for jumbo

Grammar : Adj
Spell : juhm-boh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌm boʊ

Definition of jumbo

Origin :
  • "very large, unusually large for its type," 1882, a reference to Jumbo, name of the London Zoo's huge elephant (acquired from France, said to have been captured as a baby in Abyssinia in 1861), sold February 1882 to U.S. circus showman P.T. Barnum amid great excitement in America and great outcry in England, both fanned by Barnum. The name is perhaps from slang jumbo "clumsy, unwieldy fellow" (1823), which itself is possibly from a word for "elephant" in a West African language (cf. Kongo nzamba).
  • "I tell you conscientiously that no idea of the immensity of the animal can be formed. It is a fact that he is simply beyond comparison. The largest elephants I ever saw are mere dwarfs by the side of Jumbo." [P.T. Barnum, interview, "Philadelphia Press," April 22, 1882]
  • As a product size, by 1886 (cigars). Jumbo jet attested by 1964.
  • adj gigantic
Example sentences :
  • Ay, she'd know her anywhere—by the rust on her jumbo she would—the Ligonier.
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
  • Jumbo mentioned that he had found an A T O cow dead by a water-hole.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Yet there was no better line-rider in the Panhandle than Jumbo Wilkins.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • You could get that sarsaparilla across the bar at the Bird Cage, couldn't you, Jumbo?
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Jumbo pinned Wadley's arms by the elbows to prevent him from drawing a revolver.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • The Ranger handed over to Jumbo his guns and borrowed the whip.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Jumbo, with his arm tucked under that of Wadley, led the way to the house.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • He contrived to say it so offensively that Jumbo flushed with anger.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Jumbo Wilkins was one of those who argued mightily that there was no luck about it.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • Jumbo Wilkins was one of the posse Jack had hastily gathered.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine

Synonyms for jumbo

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