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nigra

UK/ˈnɪɡɹə/ uncommon

noun

1.

(ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person

  • “only a Black can call another Black a nigga”
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Origin

A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella.

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