noun
Meaning 1
A black person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ethnic, offensive, slur
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nigra
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/ˈnɪɡɹə/
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Negro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US, alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- only a Black can call another Black a nigga
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid
History
Etymology
A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella.
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