jigaboo

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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

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