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Nigger en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɪɡəɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɪɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

In reference to the color black, from nigger.

Meanings

  1. (historical, offensive) A 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 […] 2000, Tony Williams, Structures of Desire: British Cinema, 1939-1955, page 190:

Nigger en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɪɡəɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɪɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of Niger + nigger.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, qualifier:highly offensive) Niger (nation).
    • >Why are you critters so ashamed of being identified with your >Africoonian origins? Niggeria and Nigger have vast amounts of natural >resources[…] 2005 December 27, Wavy G, “~~~ I Loved Stanley Tookie Williams ~~~”, in alt.tv.real-world (Usenet):
    • 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,[…] 2008 April 19, Ted, “Re: DON'T USE ALASKAN OIL IT MIGHT DISTURB THE CARIBOU OR SCENERY”, in talk.environment (Usenet):
    • 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. 2005 February 5, \/\/0RD@true.org, “MORE SOUTH AFRICAN TNB”, in soc.culture.south-africa (Usenet):