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jungle

UK/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ US/ˈdʒʌŋɡʌl/ common slang

noun

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a place where hoboes camp

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Origin

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi जंगल (jaṅgal) / Urdu جَن٘گَل (jaṅgal)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 (jaṃgala), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid or sterile region, desert”), from a substrate language. First appears c. 1776 in a translation by Nathaniel Halhed.

Phrases

  • asphalt jungle
  • beat like a jungle drum
  • blackboard jungle
  • concrete jungle
  • dark jungle glory
  • hobo jungle
  • it's a jungle out there
  • jungle babbler

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