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noun
The state or period of being a nigger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: offensive, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: niggerdom
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A neighborhood of primarily African-American residents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From nigger + -hood. First use appears c. 1853 in a publication by James Henry Skene. See cite below.
Blend of nigger + neighborhood;
