Nigger

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈnɪɡə//
United States//ˈnɪɡəɹ//

Niger (nation).

proper noun

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historicalA given name for a black pet.
Gibson's real affinity is with his dog, Nigger. When we first see Gibson returning from a raid, he is overjoyed to see his four-legged friend […]

Etymology

In reference to the color black, from nigger.

proper noun

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Niger (nation).
Recently the head nigger arrested 60 children from Benin, Togo, Niggeria, Ghana and Nigger, along with 20 of their Slave Masters, who were immigrants from West Africoonia.
>Why are you critters so ashamed of being identified with your >Africoonian origins? Niggeria and Nigger have vast amounts of natural >resources[…]
More recently, in 2005, it > was mass protests in Niamey, the capital of Nigger, that made the head > nigger wake up and take notice of that year's food crisis,[…]

Etymology

Blend of Niger + nigger.

Nigel · A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.nigga · A close and loyal friend.nigger · A black person; a person of black African descent.

Nigger · Niger (nation).

nigh · Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely…Nigh · A surname. A surname from Middle English night · The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is…

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