Niggery
//ˈnɪɡəɹi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or like a nigger. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
"She remembered the hot sun, the soft red earth under her sick head, the niggery smell of the cabin behind the ruins of Twelve Oaks, remembered the refrain her heart had beaten […]"
Example
More examples"She remembered the hot sun, the soft red earth under her sick head, the niggery smell of the cabin behind the ruins of Twelve Oaks, remembered the refrain her heart had beaten […]"
Etymology
From nigger + -y.
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