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Chigger - What does it mean?

chigger | |

is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun chigger

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

chigger

English

(wikipedia chigger)

Alternative forms

* chigga

Etymology 1

From (chigoe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A chigoe (Tunga penetrans ), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
  • A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
    • Synonyms
    * (mite) harvest mite
    Derived terms
    * chigger weed

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
    • (en)

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.