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Nig-nog
Definitions
- 1 A foolish person; hence, a raw and unskilled recruit. slang
"All must be represented on a strict basis of proportion of the number of citizens for whom they cater: Football-pool promoters (six representatives), barrow-boys (two representatives), share-pushers, erks, nig-nogs, [etc.]."
- 2 A person of color, especially, a black person. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
"He'll need this in a white community – He gets "Sambo" and "Nig-nog" at school already – if he's proud of himself it will be easier for him in the long run."
Etymology
From the cant word nigmenog, denoting a very silly fellow, according to A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew (c.1698). Compare ning-nong.
A reduplicative form of nigger that became a part of the slang lexicon of people from Maine and other parts of the United States around the middle of the 20th century. It has also been applied to any persons of color, including East Asians, but this is largely exclusive to the UK.
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