jigaboo
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A black person.
Register: dated, offensive, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] 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 […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
Any dark-skinned person.
Register: dated, offensive, slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “jigaboo” mean?
A black person.
Is “jigaboo” formal or informal?
jigaboo is generally dated, offensive, slang.