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niggerball

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large black gobstopper (a long-lasting candy).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, countable, dated, offensive

Examples

  • 1972, Contrast, Volume 8, South African Literary Journal Nigger-balls are the best sweets. You get four for a penny. When the black is sucked off you get pink and blue and blue-green, but you can't bite them until you've sucked them small or you'll chip your teeth.

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noun

Meaning 2

The sport of basketball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From nigger + ball.