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Nigga

//ˈnɪɡə// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of nigger. alt-of, dated, ethnic, offensive, pronunciation-spelling, slur, vulgar
  2. 2
    A type of acrographic lexical list included in Old Babylonian scribal curriculum. vulgar
  3. 3
    (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person wordnet
  4. 4
    A close and loyal friend. offensive, often, slang, vulgar

    "I'd never betray you, 'cause you my nigga, man."

  5. 5
    A black person (usually a male friend), especially an African American. offensive, often, slang, vulgar

    "As soon as I walked into the class and saw that sea of white faces, I felt alone, so I sat next to the only other nigga there."

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  1. 6
    Any person, though chiefly male. offensive, often, slang, vulgar

    "White niggas do be like, this is too spicy."

  2. 7
    A male, especially an adult one, as opposed to a female. offensive, often, slang, vulgar

    "Niggas on my dick more than my bitches."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a dialectal non-rhotic pronunciation of nigger.

Etymology 2

Of Old Akkadian origin. Unrelated to Etymology 1.

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