(n) :
a very small, red
mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense
itching; in US slang, the word Chigger (also pronounced "chigga") is a derogatory
slang term for an East
Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical
urban African American. The term is a
portmanteau of
Chinese or
chink and
nigger, derived from the term "
wigger" (
White + nigger), which refer to White Westerners who act out urban African American stereotypes