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Chugger vs Chigger - What's the difference?

chugger | chigger |

As nouns the difference between chugger and chigger

is that chugger is a street fundraiser, especially a private contractor, working on behalf of a charity, who is aggressive or invasive while chigger is a chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.

chugger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, derogatory) A street fundraiser, especially a private contractor, working on behalf of a charity, who is aggressive or invasive.

    • 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)