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Word used in the Hispanic Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba) to denote a person who is of mixed Black and White ancestry but who has white skin and African features either in curly or kinky hair, a wide nose, or full lips. In the US they'd likely be high-yellow, but in the Caribbean they have their own grouping. It is a descriptor. The feminine equivalent is jabaa.
"¿Quién es el chaco jabao de Santurce?"
"Ese es Víctor Soriano"
Translation:

"Who's the jabao guy from Santurce?"
"That's Victor Soriano"
Jabao by applesaucechi April 26, 2022
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In Puerto Rico,jabao is a person that parents are mixed race, like black and white. The person comes with light skin, but hair and other features looks like the black ones, like kinky hair, broad lips, wide nose.
Tom Perez is from a minority ethnicity, a jabao. Dominican mixed race.
jabao by Anacahuita February 26, 2017
Related Words
jabao Jabari jabar jaba Jabaited Jabaja Jabal jabali jabamba Jabaree
Latin American word, used in cuba to call people whom have white skin and crimped hair. Used as nickname too.
nickname
Hola jabao.
Hi jabao.

ethnicity
Tu eres jabao.
You are jabao.
jabao by mcm666yo May 5, 2009
A Cuban word meaning mulatto or light-skinned with African features
Como casí todos los boricuas son jabaos creen que la palabra es de ellos y se ofenden cuando los Cubanos les corrigen

Por lo menos tenemos blancos
jabao by george305 September 12, 2020

Jababa Lips 

Big lips, that require repetitive licking to stay moist, and are normally of African-American decent.
Daaaang...look at the jababa lips on that guy. He could give Angelina Jolie a run for her money.
Jababa Lips by Lady Glock August 19, 2011

jabagaded 

An alternative to the word "retarded" when it is used to mean "dumb" or "stupid." Can also be used in a noun form (jabagadard.)
Man, school is so jabagaded.
jabagaded by Sammy and Nicky October 26, 2009

jablonoscope 

1. Invented from the family name first found in the invasion of the Nazi, and was spread to the USSR of Communism. (“Jablonowska”, - ligma’s second victim.)
2. A popular word for gamers in a battle royale game, such as Fortnite, PUBG and also Minecraft (Cuz there’s fall damage). Also a popular term used by Youtubers and Streamers when gets killed by a default skin. ( F**king Jablonoscope me you little s**t).
There is a player in front us, I’m gonna launch pad and 360 Jablonoscope him.
*Dies from fall damage*
jablonoscope by JabJabFromFlexTape September 13, 2018
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