niggy

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nigger +‎ -y; compare nig.

Noun[edit]

niggy (plural niggies)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A nigger (black person).
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:person of color
    • 1928, Newman Ivey White, American Negro Folk-Songs, page 443:
      Joe cotton, dig corn, / Den we feed de niggies, / An oh, lord Moses, / What a liscious time for niggas.
    • 1994, SPIN, volume 10, number 3, page 96:
      Such songs as "What a Niggy Know" and "Black Bastards and Bitches" gather force as they go along, making subtle and sometimes funny comments on everyday stuff […]
    • 1976, New York Magazine, volume 9, number 47, page 102:
      "Whites don't like us because they think we're niggies. And blacks don't like us because they think we're whiteys. We don't fit anywhere. That's why we've gone off alone, created a totally separate thing."
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