Niggertown en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɪɡəɹtaʊn/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɪɡətaʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From nigger + town.
Meanings
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(US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) An area mainly populated by black people.
Johnny runs out of the theatre and hitchhikes to Ossining niggertown.
1987 [1984], James Ellroy, Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 191:For quotations using this term, see Citations:Niggertown.