jigaboo
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly an African word akin to Bantu tshikabo (“they bow the head docilely”).[1] Alternatively, perhaps from jig, formed similarly to bug and bugaboo.
Noun
editjigaboo (plural jigaboos)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editoffensive term for dark-skinned person
References
edit- ^ Holloway, Joseph E, ed. (13 July 2005). Africanisms in American Culture: jiggabo