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Meanings of nigger in inglés

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Common ethnic slur usually directed at blacks of Sub-Saharan African descent.

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negro
portugués
preto

(Ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person.

preto

A black American male of African descent.

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Examples for "black"
Examples for "black"
1
The pet was now in the arms of the woman in black.
Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performanc...
2
Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding; black polished ware.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the India...
3
Brief shots of black-clad armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
Valis
4
Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and black caps.
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
5
This is not a black-and-white 1930s issue, this is a global issue.
The Guardian
1
By the way, your brother called earlier to say Happy New Year.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
2
And last year, Fortunatus had seen another way to help his brother.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
3
However her main job has been protecting and maintaining her brother's image.
News.com.au
4
Later that year she fell in love with Peter's brother, Wayland Young.
The Guardian
5
Listen, I want to talk some family business with my brother, personal.
The Godfather
1
Often times African American students aren't given the benefit of the doubt.
Ebony
2
Methods: Seven large prospective cohort studies pooled data from African American participants.
Pubmed
3
But we need more help and support from the African American community.
Ebony
4
Two-thirds of children living in poverty today are African American or Latino.
Ebony
5
A recent Gallup poll shows why the president needs African American voters.
Ebony
Usage of nigger in inglés
1
The thing was we never, ever allowed anyone to call them 'nigger'.
The Guardian
2
I never did live in no town; always been a country nigger.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
3
That's the best thing I heard since you called me a nigger!
Shift
4
A nigger could feel at home in this country in no time.
Bangkok 8
5
I know for a fact that man yonder's a nigger, said Owens.
Blood Meridian
6
All had been in the gang that lynched the nigger that day.
Danny's Own Story
7
The nigger caught it up and carried it forward to the captain.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
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A shifting measure of value is the nigger in our industrial woodpile.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
9
He was having a mint julep in the gallery, the nigger said.
The Rose in the Ring
10
And if it's funny because the word 'nigger' is in it .
Is it just me?: or is it nuts out there?
11
As between the nigger and the Anglomaniac, I much prefer the former.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
12
Just then the nigger woman steps on to the passage, and says:
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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If he'd been a different nigger he might have considered the galletazo.
The brief wondrous life of oscar wao
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The nigger driver and the negrophile are two odious things to me.
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
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They got the same bull whips and the same old nigger dogs.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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The white folks said I was the meanest nigger that ever wuz.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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