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nig.

Niggard.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Niggard.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English nig, probably of Scandinavian origin; see niggard. Unrelated to nigger.

noun
  1. A nigger.

    ethnic · offensive · slur
  2. Clipping of nigga (“friend, fellow black person”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
Where this word comes from

Clipping of nigger. In the verb sense, a reinterpretation as if the word contained the suffix -er.

verb
  1. To behave as a stereotypical black person.

    Internet · ethnic · intransitive · slur
Where this word comes from

Clipping of nigger. In the verb sense, a reinterpretation as if the word contained the suffix -er.

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