Jigaboo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jigaboo is a noun meaning (offensive, slang, dated) A black person.
Meaning
(offensive, slang, dated) A black person.
More Meanings
- (offensive, slang, dated) Any dark-skinned person.
Example Sentences
[…] a thicklips, a jigaboo or a jungle bunny, a spook or a spearchucker. My least favourite of these names that people found for black people was the rancid and disgusting “munter”, a Bantu word which the Afrikaners used as an expletive […]
Word Forms
- jigaboos
- jiggaboo
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include darkie, nigrescent, negro, negrophile, kike, mestee.
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