splaboo

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English

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Etymology

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Unclear, possibly related to spabook

Noun

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splaboo (plural splaboos)

  1. A mildly insulting term for an African-American, especially one perceived as lower-class or uncouth, the word was supposedly defined by Michael Jackson.
    • 2003, Andrea Peyser, Jackson, who the friend said frequently faked injury or disease to gain sympathy, invented the derogatory word “Splaboo” for African-American.:
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