jigaboo

[ jig-uh-boo ]

noun

, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

, plural jig·a·boos.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jigaboo¹

1905–10, Americanism; perhaps blend of jijiboo (with same sense, origin uncertain) or jig ⁴ and bugaboo