Niggerish

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    African-American Vernacular English. US, colloquial, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable, vulgar

    "You all seem really fucked-up, talking niggerish and all--'taken care of' means ELIMINATION thru DEADLY MEANS! SEE its POLL @ goodbuddytoil on YAHOO."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like or characteristic of a nigger. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, vulgar

    "So when I say that my Auntie's piety was not of the niggerish kind..."

Synonyms

All synonyms
niggeresqueniggerlikeniggeryniggery

Example

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"So when I say that my Auntie's piety was not of the niggerish kind..."

Etymology

From nigger + -ish. Piecewise doublet of niggeresque.

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