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- I think the thing about it being an ethnic slur should be removed. I went to Wiktionary and there is no mention of the term jigger being used as a term for Africans. Let alone have I even heard of an African being offended by the term jigger.(Myscrnnm (talk) 23:37, 20 April 2008 (UTC))
- Wiktionary is not a reliable source. I didn't know this term, either, but the List of ethnic slurs article gives a source for this meaning. Unless the source was misrepresented, or turns out not to be a reliable source, I suppose it should stay. --Macrakis (talk) 17:08, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
The word certainly turns up in Elmore Leonard's crime books as American slang/euphemism substituting for 'n*****'. Cassandra — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.12.129 (talk) 08:35, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
It's been on QI on british tele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMnMi6IB-EA -- Cherubino (talk) 03:21, 31 December 2015 (UTC)