"ziggaboo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ziggaboos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ziggaboo (plural ziggaboos)
  1. (ethnic slur, derogatory, African-American Vernacular) A nigger, negro; synonym of jigaboo. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slur Synonyms: zigaboo

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Alternative forms

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