nig
Meanings
noun
- Niggard.
noun
- A nigger.
- Clipping of nigga (“friend, fellow black person”).
verb
- To behave as a stereotypical black person.
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English nig, probably of Scandinavian origin; see niggard. Unrelated to nigger.
Related words
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