Juggalo

English

Etymology

From juggler; used by band member Joseph Bruce to address the audience during the performance of a track called The Juggla. Influenced by gigolo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

Juggalo (plural Juggalos)

1. (slang) A fan of the American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse.
   • 2002, Brooks Brown, Rob Merritt, No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine:

     My Juggalos, family, people who mean a lot to me, everyone. I owe a lotta people for getting through the last few years. You should know who you are.

   • 2003, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, John Bush, All Music Guide to Hip-hop:

     Yes, it's true that the Insane Clown Posse are back with their fifth proper album (or, in juggalo parlance, the fifth joker card)...

   • 2005, Adam Gibson, Behind the Dark Curtain:

     "And don't tell me your name is Violent J, or Shaggy 2 Dope. Cause you don't look like any Juggalo I've ever seen." He laughed out loud throwing his head back.

   • 2006, L Mason, 30 Years In The FreekShow: The Life And Times Of AxSylum:

     This book was written for Juggalos by a Juggalo. I highly doubt anybody else would ever get the humor within these pages.

   • 2006, Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Scott Williams, Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore:

     One time, one band on stage tried to get the fans on one side to yell, "Fuck you" to the other side, but these people were all Juggalos.

   • 2007, Richard Soles, Blackeyed:

     And it was more of an excuse to show an ICP concert DVD and play a bunch of Juggalo music in a school setting a ^[sic] not get in trouble for it than anything else...

Related terms

• Juggalette