See jigaboo on Wiktionary
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"A black person."
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"(offensive, slang, dated) A black person."
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"word": "黑鬼"
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"Any dark-skinned person."
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"(offensive, slang, dated) Any dark-skinned person."
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"word": "黑鬼"
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