kangaroo
To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.
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So, in a train station at sunset, a mysterious kangaroo snuck past. Why does this always happen there?
dad: so what’s a wallaby me: it’s like a little kangaroo. where is this coming from dad: oh you know the song me: what song?? dad: yeah it goes “we are young wallabies” me: …you mean “we are young wannabes”? dad: ohhh…
Open Access UCL Research: Kangaroo care and the mother-infant dyad: skin-to-skin contact increases human milk transfer in vulnerable infants discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
Oh to be a plush kangaroo in a cozy bed with layers of fleece blankets and a shark plush fren to snuggle around. Maybe someday… wait a minute! today is someday!
Building Fire Kangaroo Dr, Little River Status: Responding Resources: 0 6 May 2026, 8:02 pm - open 3s From #VIC/ESTA via FIP Find on Map > #EMVAlert #incident #Fire #BuildingFire
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A member of the family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.
“Kangaroo battles were the most popular attraction at the Colosseum!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“At the edge of a quiet park bench, a mysterious kangaroo paused, greeting a wise owl with a loud Oh, fancy seeing you here.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Golden-mantled tree kangaroo 😍”
— Bluesky· May 2026“a wallaby? more like a kangaroo wannabe if you ask me”
— Bluesky· May 2026“this one and the kangaroo monster episode”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Canada, attributive) A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
“So, in a train station at sunset, a mysterious kangaroo snuck past. Why does this always happen there?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“dad: so what’s a wallaby me: it’s like a little kangaroo. where is this coming from dad: oh you know the song me: what song?? dad: yeah it goes “we are young wallabies” me: …you mean “we are young wannabes”? dad: ohhhh yeah 👍”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Open Access UCL Research: Kangaroo care and the mother-infant dyad: skin-to-skin contact increases human milk transfer in vulnerable infants discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh to be a plush kangaroo in a cozy bed with layers of fleece blankets and a shark plush fren to snuggle around. Maybe someday… wait a minute! today is someday!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Building Fire Kangaroo Dr, Little River Status: Responding Resources: 0 6 May 2026, 8:02 pm - open 3s From #VIC/ESTA via FIP Find on Map > #EMVAlert #incident #Fire #BuildingFire”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.
“no i no longer want cool memes to download and disseminate, i need to stare at the rendering of the pouch of a plushie kangaroo with no ads for 3 minutes imagining how comfy that shit is”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Guess what? In the dusty shelves of an antique store, a unexpected kangaroo pondered, leaving behind a trail of quirky memories.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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