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noun
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
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noun
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: harvest mite, jigger, redbug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trombiculid
noun
small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chigoe, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flea
History
From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.
Blend of chink + nigger.
Across languages
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