insulting name for a black person, 1909, perhaps from jig (q.v.), which had been applied insultingly to persons (regardless of race) since late 18c., and ending from bugaboo. Shortened form jig is attested from 1924.
jibber-jabber
jibe
jiff
jiffy
jig
jigaboo
jigger
jiggle
jigsaw
jihad
Jill