kangaroo

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.

   Besides the Animals which I have before mentioned, called by the Natives Kangooroo, or Kanguru […].

2. 2
   adj

   Of or relating to Australia.

   The rapid growth in Kangaroo bond issues in the Australian market has given rise to an interest in the nature, trend and impact of this type of bond on Australia's international investment statistics. While Kangaroo bonds have been issued for a ...

3. 3
   noun

   any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

4. 4
   noun

   A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.

5. 5
   verb

   To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.

6. 6
   verb

   To hunt kangaroo.

7. 7
   verb

   To move like a kangaroo.

8. 8
   adj

   Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.

Etymology

Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know".