Toubab jigeen definition 1
A colloquial mix of Wolof and French meaning 'toubab girl,' used to playfully refer to a foreign woman. Toubab alone means foreigner, and jigeen means woman in Wolof
"The new volunteer is a toubab jigeen from Canada."
Toubab jigeen definition 2
A colloquial mix of Wolof and French meaning “toubab girl,” used to playfully refer to a foreign woman.
"That’s a toubab jigeen—she’s from abroad."
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- 🇸🇳 Senegal
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- 2 community definitions
- Added
- July 2025
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Senegalese slang is built on Wolof, the lingua franca spoken by 80% of the population, blended with French to create a rich urban vocabulary in Dakar.
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