Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jigaboo

/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: ji-ga-boo
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbuː/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black person.

Dated; Offensive; Slang

noun

Any dark-skinned person.

Dated; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] a thicklips, a jigaboo or a jungle bunny, a spook or a spearchucker. My least favourite of these names that people found for black people was the rancid and disgusting “munter”, a Bantu word which the Afrikaners used as an expletive […]"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbuː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

jigaboos (plural) gigaboo (alternative) jiggaboo (alternative) zigaboo (alternative) ziggaboo (alternative)

Derived Forms

jig nigaboo

Synonyms

nigger nigga nigra

Rhymes With

ziggaboo

Questions

How do you pronounce jigaboo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbuː/.
What does jigaboo mean?: A black person.
Where does jigaboo come from?: 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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