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ziggaboo

UK/ˈzɪɡəbuː/

ziggaboo noun: a nigger, negro; synonym of jigaboo.

Noun

ziggaboo (plural ziggaboos)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, slur, African-American Vernacular) A nigger, negro; synonym of jigaboo.
    • Right now she got money enough in de bank tuh buy up dese ziggaboos and give ’em away.”1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Harper Perennial, published 2000, page 148

Forms of ziggaboo

pluralziggaboos
alternative formzigaboo

Words that rhyme with ziggaboo

Questions about ziggaboo

What does ziggaboo mean?
Ziggaboo means a nigger, negro; synonym of jigaboo.
What part of speech is ziggaboo?
Ziggaboo is a noun.
How do you pronounce ziggaboo?
Ziggaboo is pronounced /ˈzɪɡəbuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of ziggaboo?
The plural of ziggaboo is ziggaboos.

Words near ziggaboo in the dictionary

  1. zigankas
  2. Zigans
  3. zigeuner
  4. Zigeuner sauce
  5. zigeuners
  6. ziggaboo
  7. ziggaboos
  8. ziggarat
  9. ziggarats
  10. zigged
  11. zigged when one should have zagged

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