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chigger

n.
UK //tʃˈɪɡɐ// chig·ger Slang Vulgar
Synonyms
Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Blend of chink + nigger.

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