jigaboo

English

Alternative forms

• gigaboo, jiggaboo, zigaboo, ziggaboo

Etymology

Possibly an African word akin to Bantu tshikabo (“they bow the head docilely”). Alternatively, perhaps from jig, formed similarly to bug and bugaboo.

Noun

jigaboo (plural jigaboos)

1. (offensive, slang, dated) A black person.
2. (offensive, slang, dated) Any dark-skinned person.

Derived terms

• jig
• nigaboo

Translations

offensive term for black person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 黑鬼 (zh) (hēi gǔi)

• Japanese: 黒んぼ (ja) (kuronbo)

offensive term for dark-skinned person