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jigaboo
[
jig
-
uh
-boo ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈdʒɪg əˌbu /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun,
plural
jig·a·boos.
Slang
:
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive
.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
Origin of jigaboo
1905–10,
Americanism
; perhaps blend of
jijiboo
(with same sense, origin uncertain) or
jig
4
and
bugaboo
Words nearby jigaboo
jiffy
,
jiffy bag
,
jig
,
jig back
,
jig is up
,
jigaboo
,
jigawa
,
jigger
,
jiggered
,
jiggermast
,
jiggers