different between chigger vs whigger

English

Alternative forms

• chigga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t????(?)/
• Rhymes: -???(r)

Etymology 1

From chigoe

Noun

chigger (plural chiggers)

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

Translations

Etymology 2

Blend of chink +? nigger

Noun

chigger (plural chiggers)

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

English

Etymology

Blend of white +? nigger.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???(?)

Noun

whigger (plural whiggers)

1. (derogatory, offensive, slang) Alternative spelling of wigger
   • 1999, James Ryan, Race and Ethnicity in Multi-Ethnic Schools, Multilingual Matters, ?ISBN, page 144,

     Students’ peers exert considerable pressure on them to stay within their groups and to avoid others who are not part of the group. […] individuals who stray from what some of their fellow students believe to be their appropriate peer group may be subject to penalties. Agnes, for example, an Anglo of European background, has been called a ‘whigger’ by White students for associating with students of African heritage.

   • 2003, February 8, I. M. White, "Re: 'Phantom Ryder' -- proven liar, watch it run away...", alt.revisionism and alt.flame.niggers, Usenet,^[1]

     Your inability to refute the facts that I have posted against the NIGGERS is so noted. ¶ Enough said, whigger-boy.

   • 2006 Therone Shellman, Love Don't Live Here

     "I remember one time one of them white guys in our high school called her a whigger. A white nigger, can you imagine that, Barbara?" ^[2]

   • 2006 Assuanta Collins, Until the Next Time

     Ashley hates the guy that Momo is dealing with; she calls him a Whigger.

     "This guy is a wannabe rapper and a real jerk..."^[3]