Associations to the word «Chigger»

Wiktionary

CHIGGER, noun. A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
CHIGGER, noun. A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
CHIGGER, noun. (US) (slang) (derogatory) (offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.

Dictionary definition

CHIGGER, noun. Small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans.
CHIGGER, noun. Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation.

Wise words

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