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jigaboo

American

[jig-uh-boo] / ˈdʒɪg əˌbu /

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

jigaboos

plural

Etymology

Origin of jigaboo

1905–10, perhaps blend of jijiboo (with same sense, origin uncertain) or jig ⁴ and bugaboo

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