chigger
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chigger¹
- /ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/
Rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.
noun chiggers
- A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
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A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
After we had been out about four days the entire army was attacked by ‘chiggers’. They are tiny insects, millions of them, who have made their home on the Kansas prairie.
Similar: harvest mite
chigger²
- /ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/
Rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Blend of chink + nigger.
noun chiggers · chigga
- An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American. —He's not black, Stacia Jacobs who smelled like pee said. — He's yellow and black. He's a chigger. Do you know what a chigger is? It's a chink and a nigger.
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Talk about this word "chigger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chigger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chigger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chigger "chigger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chigger.Cite this
@misc{chigger_2026,
title = {chigger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chigger},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
