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nikker.

a nigger (offensive slur for a black person)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɪkər/
  1. a nigger (offensive slur for a black person)

    derogatory · ethnic · masculine · offensive · slur
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English nigger, from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin niger (“shining black”); but also influenced by etymology 2 as nixies were believed to be of a dark colour. Doublet of neger.

noun/ˈnɪkər/
  1. a water spirit, especially one who lures (young) people to drown; a neck, nix, nixie

    dated · masculine
  2. a demon, a devil

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch nicker (“nix, nixie; demon”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis (“nix, water-sprite”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”).

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