Definitions

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  • noun slang, offensive, ethnic slur A black person.

Etymologies

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Reduplicative from nigger.

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Examples

  • Well, since Reid's remark doesn't come close to equating Obama to a porch monkey, spook, spade, moolie, jigaboo, or nig-nog, it's not overtly racist.

    Printing: Media Coverage of Reid Deepens America's Illiteracy, Fear, and Anxiety Toward Race 2010

  • Well, since Reid's remark doesn't come close to equating Obama to a porch monkey, spook, spade, moolie, jigaboo, or nig-nog, it's not overtly racist.

    Media Coverage of Reid Deepens America's Illiteracy, Fear, and Anxiety Toward Race 2010

  • 'Esquire' says 'geriatric old fart who reads the Daily Telegraph and longs for a return to the good old days when you could cheerfully call someone a nig-nog in an annual shareholders' meeting.

    Miss Behaving juliette 2009

  • 'Esquire' says 'geriatric old fart who reads the Daily Telegraph and longs for a return to the good old days when you could cheerfully call someone a nig-nog in an annual shareholders' meeting.

    Archive 2009-03-01 juliette 2009

  • A few random examples - being called a 'nig-nog' by a childhood friend's father all in fun, naturally.

    Black Monday juliette 2008

  • A few random examples - being called a 'nig-nog' by a childhood friend's father all in fun, naturally.

    Archive 2008-11-01 juliette 2008

  • I cant see why Jack would want a 2 timing nig-nog to better his record.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • You got any nig-nog jokes too? looks like the stuff will be slightly more expensive in the corner shop

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • You got any nig-nog jokes too? looks like the stuff will be slightly more expensive in the corner shop

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • It wasn't confusing until you got into your teens: as a kid, being called "nig-nog" and "wog" was like water off a duck's back.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2010

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