kangaroo Definition

kangaroo
noun kangaroos

1. A herbivorous marsupial mammal with a thick muscular tail and large powerful hind legs adapted for leaping, native to Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea.
2. The Australian Rugby league team.

Form: the Kangaroos
3. stock exchange slang
Australian shares in land, mining, etc.
Form: kangaroos

verb

intr
kangarooed, kangarooing
1. colloq
Said of a car: to move forward in jerks because of the driver's poor clutch control.

Etymology: 18c: from gangurru in an Australian Aboriginal language.