giraffe
Pluralgiraffes, giraffe
- 1A very tall African animal with a long neck, long legs, and a yellowish coat covered in dark spots.
Like a horse with a super long neck that lets it eat from the tops of trees.
The giraffe stretched its neck to reach the tallest leaves on the tree.
We watched a giraffe at the zoo eating slowly from a high branch.
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- 2A person who is much taller than most other people.
At nearly seven feet, her brother was the giraffe of the family.
The coach jokingly called the new recruit a giraffe because of his height.
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- 3A tall cycle with one wheel, where the rider sits high up and pedals through a chain.
The circus performer pedaled a giraffe high above the cheering crowd.
Learning to ride a giraffe takes good balance and a steady nerve.
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- 4A laugh, especially a hearty one, used as playful slang.
We all had a good giraffe when he tripped over the sleeping cat.
Her silly story gave the whole table a real giraffe.
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Origin
English took this word from Middle French giraffe, which came from Italian giraffa. It goes back to Arabic zurāfa.