Nigger

See also: nigger

English

Etymology 1

In reference to the color black, from nigger.

Proper noun

Nigger

1. (historical, now offensive) A given name for a black pet.
   • 2000, Tony Williams, Structures of Desire: British Cinema, 1939-1955, page 190:

     Gibson's real affinity is with his dog, Nigger. When we first see Gibson returning from a raid, he is overjoyed to see his four-legged friend […]

Usage notes

• This was once a common name for black-colored pets, especially in the UK, but fell out of favour in the second half of the 20th century. Any use of the name today would be considered highly offensive.

Further reading

• Nigger (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Blend of Niger +‎ nigger.

Proper noun

Nigger

1. (highly offensive, derogatory) Niger (nation).
   • 2005 February 5, \/\/0RD@true.org, “MORE SOUTH AFRICAN TNB”, in soc.culture.south-africa‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Recently the head
     nigger arrested 60 children from Benin, Togo, Niggeria, Ghana and
     Nigger, along with 20 of their Slave Masters, who were immigrants from
     West Africoonia.

   • 2005 December 27, Wavy G, “~~~ I Loved Stanley Tookie Williams ~~~”, in alt.tv.real-world‎^[2] (Usenet):

     >Why are you critters so ashamed of being identified with your
     >Africoonian origins? Niggeria and Nigger have vast amounts of natural
     >resources […]

   • 2008 April 19, Ted, “Re: DON'T USE ALASKAN OIL IT MIGHT DISTURB THE CARIBOU OR SCENERY”, in talk.environment‎^[3] (Usenet):

     More recently, in 2005, it
     > was mass protests in Niamey, the capital of Nigger, that made the head
     > nigger wake up and take notice of that year's food crisis, […]

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English nigger.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Nigger m (strong, genitive Niggers, plural Nigger, feminine Niggerin)

1. (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) nigger (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonyms: Maximalpigmentierter, Mohr, Neger, Schwarzer

   Kein Vietnamese hat mich jemals Nigger genannt.

   No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger.

   (Muhammad Ali)

Declension

Declension of Nigger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nigger	die	Nigger
genitive	eines	des	Niggers	der	Nigger
dative	einem	dem	Nigger	den	Niggern
accusative	einen	den	Nigger	die	Nigger

Further reading

• “Nigger” in Duden online
• “Nigger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache