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plural chiggers
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates. examples
A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching. examples
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American. quotations
—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.
2007, James Boice, MVP: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, page 37