jigaboo
pronunciation
How to pronounce jigaboo in British English:
UK ['dʒɪgəbu:]
How to pronounce jigaboo in American English:
US ['dʒɪgəˌbu]
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- Noun:
- (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person
Word Origin
- jigaboo (n.)
- insulting name for "a black person," 1909, perhaps from jig (q.v.), which had been applied insultingly to persons since late 18c., and ending from bugaboo.
Example
- 1. Someone get this jigaboo away from me !