Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

jigaboo

 - 3 dictionary results

jig⋅a⋅boo

  [jig-uh-boo]
Use jigaboo in a Sentence
–noun, plural -boos. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a black person.
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; perh. b. jijiboo (with same sense, orig. uncert.) or jig 4 and bugaboo
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To jigaboo
jig·a·boo   (jĭg'ə-bōō')   
n.   Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

jigaboo 
insulting name for "a black person," 1909, perhaps from jig (q.v.), which had been applied insultingly to persons since late 18c., and ending from bugaboo.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see jigaboo on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way