nig
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of nig
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (archaic)Niggard.
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noun
- (archaic)Niggard.
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(ethnic, offensive, slur)A nigger.
“Cotton-eyed Joe, Cotton-eyed Joe, He was de nig dat sarved me so,…”
“‘When a few wild nigs come in he must ‘educate’ the most intelligent looking; they will come in handy.’”
“He always thought one step ahead of the nigs.”
“In a field near the house was a nigger working a poor old broken-down mule and another nigger sowing wheat. When we came up, both nigs quit work and stared at us.”
“What part did she play in your marrying a nig — a black man — nig, nig — Negro?”
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of nigga (“friend, fellow black person”).
“Take Blow, my room dawg and fraternity brother from back in the college days. He's a real smoove nig, curly haired handsome, and got mad chick appeal.”
verb
- (Internet, ethnic, intransitive, slur)To behave as a stereotypical black person.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English nig, probably of Scandinavian origin; see niggard. Unrelated to nigger.
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