"nigaboo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nigaboos [plural]
Etymology: Blend of nigga + jigaboo. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|nigga|jigaboo}} Blend of nigga + jigaboo Head templates: {{en-noun}} nigaboo (plural nigaboos)
  1. (slang, ethnic slur, derogatory) A black person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-nigaboo-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "2003 January 9, Stephen, “I wonder if there were white racists in the twin towers during the 9/11/01 suicide mission who perished in the rubble - WTC fall.jpg (1/1)”, in medlux.test (Usenet)",
          "roman": "nigaboos. Whity is da cause of all of us'ins problems.",
          "text": "Us invented da dictionary. We be intelectualsistic\nso we lowed to speak any tang we wants an call it a language. Why u tinks\nnobody wants to hire us'ins fo woik? Cause whitey be pre-judiced ganst us",
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          "text": "2003 February 5, Grover Cleveland Gibbs, Jr., “MY personal thoughts and message to Nigaboos”, in alt.private.investigator (Usenet):",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2004 June 25, waybackjack, “Re: What Say You BroJack?”, in soc.culture.israel (Usenet)",
          "text": "Your friends, the American nigaboo (homo negronus Americanus), love\nthe trappings of capitalism.",
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        {
          "ref": "2007 January 19, GeekBoy, “ANGRY WHITE GUNSLINGERS for the WHITE RULING CLASS”, in alt.politics.nationalism.black (Usenet)",
          "text": "And we gonna take you out nigaboos!",
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        {
          "ref": "2014 January 12, Junior, “Wheeler ,Sarge fired by the Phillies”, in alt.sports.football.pro.phila-eagles (Usenet)",
          "text": "Good morning, nigaboo, good to see you got done cleaning the toilets early. My make-believe family is fine, thank you, as is my make-believe persona.",
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          "ref": "2003 January 9, Stephen, “I wonder if there were white racists in the twin towers during the 9/11/01 suicide mission who perished in the rubble - WTC fall.jpg (1/1)”, in medlux.test (Usenet)",
          "roman": "nigaboos. Whity is da cause of all of us'ins problems.",
          "text": "Us invented da dictionary. We be intelectualsistic\nso we lowed to speak any tang we wants an call it a language. Why u tinks\nnobody wants to hire us'ins fo woik? Cause whitey be pre-judiced ganst us",
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          "ref": "2004 June 25, waybackjack, “Re: What Say You BroJack?”, in soc.culture.israel (Usenet)",
          "text": "Your friends, the American nigaboo (homo negronus Americanus), love\nthe trappings of capitalism.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "2007 January 19, GeekBoy, “ANGRY WHITE GUNSLINGERS for the WHITE RULING CLASS”, in alt.politics.nationalism.black (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2014 January 12, Junior, “Wheeler ,Sarge fired by the Phillies”, in alt.sports.football.pro.phila-eagles (Usenet)",
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