Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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noun
A kind of sweet potato.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, offensive, uncountable
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Synonyms: African red, black Spanish, negro choker, nigger choker, Orleans red
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Inferior rum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, offensive, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nigger, killer (a killer of black people).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: contains an ethnic slur
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From nigger + killer.
