177: jumbo Jun 3, 2015
Word
Facts has been stalling for quite some time, but will finally address
the elephant in the room. Originally preserved for use describing a
person, the epithet, 'jumbo' probably derives from the second element of
mumbo-jumbo. It originally denoted a large and clumsy person, the term
was popularized as the name of an elephant at the London Zoo, Jumbo,
sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus.