ziggaboo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈzɪɡəbuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(derogatory, ethnic, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slur) A nigger, negro; synonym of jigaboo.
Right now she got money enough in de bank tuh buy up dese ziggaboos and give ’em away.”
1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Harper Perennial, published 2000, page 148:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ziggaboos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| zigaboo | alternative | lexicographic |