sweat like a nigger on election day en · VERB
Etymology
The "election day" part of this phrase mocked extreme fear African Americans experienced when trying to vote in Jim Crow-era Southern states, due to the threat of assault from white supremacist militants.
Meanings
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(ethnic, offensive, slur) Synonym of sweat like a nigger (“to sweat very profusely”).
“I swear, Katherine, I'm sweating like a nigger on Election Day. Can't we crank up the AC in here?”
2004, Al Franken, Lies (and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them):It was hot and I was sweating like a nigger on election day.
1968, Black World/Negro Digest, volume 17, number 10, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweats like a nigger on election day | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sweating like a nigger on election day | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sweated like a nigger on election day | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sweated like a nigger on election day | Tense=Past | lexicographic |