Definition of jackalope in English:
jackalope
noun ˈdʒakələʊpˈdʒækəˌloʊp
A mythical animal depicted as a hare or rabbit with horns, said to exist in parts of North America.
some dismiss jackalopes as the fantasy of cowboys who spent too long on the range
Example sentencesExamples
- Attendees should remember to refrain from hunting jackalope from midnight to 2 a.m. on June 31.
- The staff has long been interested in jackalope myths around the world.
- A drunk trapper named LeRoy Ball freaked in 1829 near Douglas, Wyoming after spotting the world's first jackalope.
- Fenwick claimed that jackalopes mate only during nocturnal lightning flashes.
- Back in the 1900s, popular hunting and fishing mags profiled the elusive jackalope.
- Anyone from a place with name of Moose Jaw already knows the dangers of messing around with jackalopes.
- An odd trait of the jackalope is its ability to imitate the human voice.
- An exhibit of jackalopes and their lore is on display at the Wichita Art Museum.
- A pretty idea, as I say, but about as genuine as the jackalope.
- You hardly ever see jackalopes in the wild anymore, but they can still be found in a few old taverns, usually on a wall with other stuffed critters.
Origin
1950s: blend of jackrabbit and antelope.