gerbil
To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or brakingTo rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
» Is that a hamster or a gerbil?
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
(intransitive, slang)To insert a small animal (typically a gerbil, supposedly) into one's rectum (a sexual practice in urban myth).
Examples
7 sentencesIs that a hamster or a gerbil?
Sami had a gerbil.
My gerbil has gone missing.
deMeine Rennmaus ist verschwunden.
Where do gerbils come from?
Where are wild gerbils found?
Origin
From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ,From French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ, “jerboa”). Doublet of jerboa.
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Forms
gerbils, gerbiling, gerbiled, gerbiledWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle