gerbil

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɝbl̩/
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/ˈd͡ʒɝbl̩/ · /ˈdʒɜːbl̩/

Definition of gerbil

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
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noun

  1. A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
  2. (intransitive, slang)To insert a small animal (typically a gerbil, supposedly) into one's rectum (a sexual practice in urban myth).

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Etymology

From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, “jerboa”). Doublet of jerboa.

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