"Jimbo"; was: Yumbo

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Whoever thot  Sambo was a nickname for Sam: I looked up Sambo in 
dictionary.com, which  references the 3 main sources this list seems to quote (OED, M-W, 
RH).  The  results were too interesting to parse down; they are included in 
their entirety,  below my signature!

Rosemarie  

The multi-billionaire John D. Rockefeller was asked, "How much money  is 
enough?"  His answer: "One more dollar than I have."  How  sad.






6 results for: sambo
sam·bo     
(https://secure.reference.com/premium/login.html?rd=2&u=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sambo)   /ˈsæmboʊ/ Pronunciation Key - Show 
Spelled  Pronunciation[sam-boh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation  
–noun, plural -bos. Disparaging and Offensive.     1. a black person.     2. 
a Latin American of black and Indian or mulatto ancestry.  
 
Also, _zambo._ (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=zambo) 

 
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[Origin: 1690–1700, Americanism; < AmerSp  zambo black person, mulatto, perh. 
special use of Sp zambo  bowlegged, said to be < L scambus < Gk skambós 
crooked] 


Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on  the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc.  
2006._Online Etymology  Dictionary_ 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/help/etymon.html)  - _Cite This Source_ 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=sambo&ia=etymon)  
Sambo   (2)
stereotypical name for male black person (now only derogatory),  1818, 
Amer.Eng., probably a different word from _sambo_ 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sambo)  (1); like many  such words (Cuffy, Rastus, etc.) a common 
personal  name among U.S. blacks in the slavery days (first attested 1704 in 
Boston),  probably from an African source, cf. Foulah sambo  "uncle," or a similar 
Hausa word meaning "second son." Used without conscious  racism or contempt 
until circa World War II. When the word fell from polite  usage, collateral 
casualties included the enormously popular children's book  "The Story of Little 
Black Sambo" (by Helen Bannerman), which actually is about  an East Indian child, 
and the Sambo's Restaurant chain, a U.S. pancake-specialty  joint originally 
opened in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1957 (the name supposedly  from a merging 
of the names of the founders, Sam Battistone and Newell "Bo"  Bohnett, but the 
chain's decor and advertising leaned heavily on the book),  which once 
counted 1,200 units coast-to-coast. Civil rights agitation against it  began in 
1970s and the chain collapsed, though the original restaurant still is  open. Many 
of the defunct restaurants were taken over by rival  Denny's.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas  Harper_Online Etymology  
Dictionary_ (http://dictionary.reference.com/help/etymon.html)  - _Cite This Source_ 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=sambo&ia=etymon)  
sambo   (1)
"person of mixed blood in America and Asia," 1748, perhaps from  Sp. zambo 
"bandy-legged," probably from L. scambus "bow-legged," from Gk. skambos. Used 
variously in different regions to indicate  some mixture of African, European, 
and Indian blood; common senses were "child  of black and Indian parentage" and 
"offspring of a black and a  mulatto."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas  Harper_Webster's  Revised 
Unabridged Dictionary_ 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/00-database-info?db=web1913)  - _Cite This Source_ 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=sambo&ia=web1913)   
Sambo 
\Sam"bo\, n. [Sp. zambo bandy-legged, the child of a negro and an Indian;  
prob. of African origin.] 1. A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person 
 and a mulatto. [Colloq. or Humorous]    Webster's Revised Unabridged 
Dictionary, © 1996,  1998 MICRA,  Inc._Webster's  Revised Unabridged Dictionary_ 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/00-database-info?db=web1913)  - _Cite This 
Source_ (http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=sambo&ia=web1913)   
Sambo 
\Sam"bo\, n. [Sp. zambo, sambo.] A colloquial or humorous appellation for a  
negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a  zambo. 

In a message dated 8/5/2007 10:54:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
JMB at STRADLEY.COM writes:

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An  1839 case quotes a will that mentions a slave named Jimbo.  The will  =
was probated in 1805; the case does not mention when the will was drawn  =
up, or any other information concerning Jimbo in particular.   Magruder =
v. Stewart's Adm'rs, 4 Howard 204 (Miss. Ct. Err. App.  1839).  The next =
reference to a "Jimbo" on Westlaw is not until  1911.
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John  Baker
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From: American  Dialect Society on behalf of Jonathan Lighter
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Subject: Re: "Jimbo"; was:  Yumbo



I have no ancient periodical access at the moment.   When is "Jimbo" =
first attested as a nickname?  (There's one in a  1950 movie I can think =
of.)

JL

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