Jabo
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Jabo can refer to:
- The Jabo tribe in West Africa or the Jabo language.
- Jabo, a town in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
- An abbreviation for the German term Jagdbomber (literally "pursuit bomber"), which is discussed in the article Ground attack aircraft.
- A German nickname for Jakobus (James).
- A nickname favored by jazz musicians, notably Cladys "Jab(b)o" Smith (1908-1991), John "Jabo" Starkes (1938- ), Jabo Williams, and aspiring hipsters. (This nickname may have African roots, but no relationship to the aforementioned African ethnicity has been demonstrated.)
- In contexts other than jazz, a nonce portmanteau nickname, e.g. from James Bond.
- A type of collectible playing marble manufactured by the company Jabo, Inc.[1]
- It also occurs as a surname.
- Nickname of one of the developers of Project64.