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niggeritis en · NOUN

Etymology

From nigger + -itis.

Meanings

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable) An urge to sleep after eating much food.
    • Zari seemed relieved as we walked to one of the food deserts to get something to eat. When we got back to my apartment I caught niggeritis and went right to sleep. 2022, Jim Hill, Born to Be, page 340:
    • Shrugging his shoulders, Carl went downstairs and ate his food then got niggeritis then fell asleep on the couch. He slept for hours until he felt a hand on his shoulder. 2019, Brianna Barnes, A True Woman's Worth Is Better Than Real Gold:
    • Hector laughed and said it was the food, giving me what I called niggeritis; black people get a little tired after eating and burning a spliff. When you finish a good meal, all you want to do is sleep. 2016, O’Neil Gray, The Banana Boat Man:
    • Stacy let me drive, and I was wide awake on coffee. So, I figured I'd let the girls indulge in some niggeritis while I did some sightseeing. 2009, Relentless Aaron, Burning Desire, page 114: