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Gerbil
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
member
of one of several
species
of small,
jumping
,
murine
rodents
, of the
genus
Gerbillus and certain other
genera
in
subfamily
Gerbillinae, with
leaping
powers
resembling
those of the
jerboa
,
native
to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
Verb
●
To
rotate
inside a
monowheel
or
similar
apparatus
due to
sudden
acceleration
or braking.
●
To
insert
a small
animal
(typically a
gerbil
,
supposedly
) into
one's
rectum
(a
sexual
practice
in
urban
myth).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
gerbil
English
gerbille
French
gerbo
Latin
يربوع
Arabic
Sourced from
Etym
Related
⚠️
Related words may be slurs, derogatory, or offensive
Rhymes
Gerbil
Wirble
Herbal
Verbal
Dyirbal
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