English

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Etymology

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Blend of nigga +‎ -izzle. Popularized by the hip-hop culture in 1990s and 2000s, as a rhyme of shizzle, as in fo shizzle my nizzle (for sure, my nigga).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nizzle (plural nizzles)

  1. (slang, US, African-American Vernacular) Nigga, nigger.

Usage notes

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See the usage notes at nigger and nigga.

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