jigaboo

English edit

Alternative forms edit

gigaboo, jiggaboo, zigaboo, ziggaboo

Etymology edit

Possibly an African word akin to Bantu tshikabo (“they bow the head docilely”).^[1] Alternatively, perhaps from jig, formed similarly to bug and bugaboo.

Noun edit

jigaboo (plural jigaboos)

(offensive, slang, dated) A black person.
(offensive, slang, dated) Any dark-skinned person.

Derived terms edit

jig
nigaboo

Translations edit

offensive term for black person

Chinese:
Mandarin: 黑鬼 (zh) (hēi gǔi)
Japanese: 黒んぼ (kuronbo)

offensive term for dark-skinned person

References edit

^ Holloway, Joseph E, ed. (13 July 2005). Africanisms in American Culture: jiggabo

[1] Holloway, Joseph E, ed. (13 July 2005). Africanisms in American Culture: jiggabo

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