jigaboo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Possibly an African word akin to Bantu tshikabo (“they bow the head docilely”). Alternatively, perhaps from jig, formed similarly to bug and bugaboo.
Meanings
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(dated, offensive, slang) A black person.
[…] 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 […]
2012, Michael Rogers, Coconut Shells, page 3:
- (dated, offensive, slang) Any dark-skinned person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gigaboo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jigaboos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ziggaboo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jiggaboo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| zigaboo | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
ja 黒んぼ (offensive term for black person) · cmn 黑鬼 (offensive term for black person)