Nigger
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See also: nigger
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɪɡə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɪɡəɹ/
Etymology 1
In reference to the color black, from nigger.
Proper noun
Nigger
- (historical, now offensive) A given name for a black pet.
- 2000, Tony Williams, Structures of Desire: British Cinema, 1939-1955, page 190:
- Gibson's real affinity is with his dog, Nigger. When we first see Gibson returning from a raid, he is overjoyed to see his four-legged friend […]
Usage notes
- This was once a common name for black-colored pets, especially in the UK, but fell out of favour in the second half of the 20th century. Any use of the name today would be considered highly offensive.
Further reading
Nigger (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Nigger
- (highly offensive, derogatory) Niger (nation).
- 2005 February 5, \/\/[email protected], “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
Pronunciation
Noun
Nigger m (strong, genitive Niggers, plural Nigger, feminine Niggerin)
- (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.
Declension
Declension of Nigger