noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A black person. US, ethnic, slang, slur

   "Rizzo opens the door and he's surrounded — I mean a sea of these kids, I'm talking about tough-looking rugheads."

Synonyms

All synonyms

rug

Example

More examples

"Rizzo opens the door and he's surrounded — I mean a sea of these kids, I'm talking about tough-looking rugheads."

Etymology

From rug + head, an allusion to curly hair.

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