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View synonyms for blackboard jungle

blackboard jungle

noun

, Informal.
  1. a school or school system characterized by lack of discipline and by juvenile delinquency.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blackboard jungle1

From the novel of the same name (1954) by American author Evan Hunter (1926–2005), on the model of asphalt jungle;

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