Nigger

See also: nigger

English

Etymology 1

In reference to the color black, from nigger.

Proper noun

Nigger

  1. (offensive, historical) A given name for a black pet.

Etymology 2

Blend of Niger + nigger.

Proper noun

Nigger

  1. (highly offensive, derogatory) Niger (country).
    • 2005 February 5, \/\/0RD@true.org, “MORE SOUTH AFRICAN TNB”, in soc.culture.south-africa, Usenet:
      Recently the head
      nigger arrested 60 children from Benin, Togo, Niggeria, Ghana and
      Nigger, along with 20 of their Slave Masters, who were immigrants from
      West Africoonia.
    • 2005 December 27, Wavy G, “~~~ I Loved Stanley Tookie Williams ~~~”, in alt.tv.real-world, Usenet:
      >Why are you critters so ashamed of being identified with your
      >Africoonian origins? Niggeria and Nigger have vast amounts of natural
      >resources []
    • 2008 April 19, Ted, “Re: DON'T USE ALASKAN OIL IT MIGHT DISTURB THE CARIBOU OR SCENERY”, in talk.environment, Usenet:
      More recently, in 2005, it
      > was mass protests in Niamey, the capital of Nigger, that made the head
      > nigger wake up and take notice of that year's food crisis, []

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English nigger.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Nigger m (strong, genitive Niggers, plural Nigger, feminine Niggerin)

  1. (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) nigger (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: Maximalpigmentierter, Mohr, Neger, Schwarzer
    • Kein Vietnamese hat mich jemals Nigger genannt.
      No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger.
      (Muhammad Ali)

Declension

Further reading

  • Nigger” in Duden online
  • Nigger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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