name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
wigger
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈwɪɡɚ/
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UK: /ˈwɪɡə/
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rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: W IH1 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A maker of wigs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A white person, typically young and male, considered to be overly infatuated with African-American or (UK) Afro-Caribbean culture, a cultural appropriator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, ethnic, slur
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noun
Meaning 4
A nonblack person of any race considered to be inauthentically appropriating black culture and behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Qualifier: imprecise
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noun
Meaning 5
A white person considered to be sincerely appreciative of black culture, as opposed to poseurs and wannabes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncommon
Qualifier: African-American Vernacular
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English wig Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English wigger From wig + -er.
Blend of white + nigger. First use appears c. 1988. See cite below.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: виггер (vigger) — White person pretending to be black