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Did 'Scumbag' Really Originally Mean a Condom?
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The word “jumbo” can roughly be understood to mean “a large specimen of its kind” and it’s often posited that the word entered the English language thanks to an elephant. While this is certainly a nice story, the truth is a little more complicated.
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Sources:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jum3.htm
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jumbo
http://www.word-detective.com/070401.html
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/07/jumbo-elephant-largest-animal
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AKv0AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT68&lpg=PT68&dq=jumbo+1823&source=bl&ots=7QldZsvU66&sig=2kkzwcO5ekKmqKSmPZbV7bnKyqU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bqB0VMuXBYKT7Ab89YGgBQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=jumbo%201823&f=false
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HfUSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=Slang;+a+dictionary+of+the+turf,+the+ring,+the+chase,+the+pit,+or+bon-ton,+and+the+varieties+of+life,+forming+the+completest+and+most+authentic+...+offered+to+the+notice+of+the+sporting+world+jumbo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rKF0VNKmL6OS7Abw2ICoBA&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Slang%3B%20a%20dictionary%20of%20the%20turf%2C%20the%20ring%2C%20the%20chase%2C%20the%20pit%2C%20or%20bon-ton%2C%20and%20the%20varieties%20of%20life%2C%20forming%20the%20completest%20and%20most%20authentic%20...%20offered%20to%20the%20notice%20of%20the%20sporting%20world%20jumbo&f=false
http://alphaomegatranslations.com/2011/12/27/mandingo-language-and-culture-through-the-looking-glass/
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-sblH02hRtkC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%22jumba%2
