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jigaboo

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jig·a·boo  (jg-b)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.
[Origin unknown.]
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Noun1.jigaboo - (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga"
nigga, nigger, nigra, coon, spade
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language
Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
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