jungle fever

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Noun

jungle fever (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria.
2. (slang, derogatory) Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of African descent.

   Synonym: black fever

Coordinate terms

sexual attraction

• coal burner
• mud shark
• once you go black, you never go back
• oreo
• snicker licker
• wigger

 

Related terms

sexual attraction

• Asian fever
• black fever
• blue fever
• white fever
• yellow fever

 

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “jungle fever n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang