English Explanatory Dictionary

timber nigger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Native American person, especially one of Ojibwe descent.

Word forms

timber nigger timber niggers

Etymology

From timber, presumably a reference to the stereotypical forest habitat of the Ojibwe people, and nigger. Arose in Wisconsin in the late 1980s during a public outcry and protest from outdoor enthusiasts over the Ojibwe exercising the right to spearfish in nonreservation lakes granted to them by treaties.

Synonyms

prairie nigger red nigger redskin tree nigger
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