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chigger

noun
/ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/

Etymology

From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.

  1. derived from *tikô✻
  2. derived from siko

Definitions

  1. A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.

  2. A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and…

    A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.

  3. An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African…

    An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.

    • —He's not black, Stacia Jacobs who smelled like pee said. — He's yellow and black. He's a chigger. Do you know what a chigger is? It's a chink and a nigger.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA