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nig¹

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

From Middle English nig, probably of Scandinavian origin; see niggard. Unrelated to nigger.

noun nigs

  1. archaic Niggard.

nig²

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

Clipping of nigger. In the verb sense, a reinterpretation as if the word contained the suffix -er.

noun nigs

  1. ethnic, offensive, slur A nigger. Cotton-eyed Joe, Cotton-eyed Joe, He was de nig dat sarved me so,…
  2. abbreviation, 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 nigs · nigging · nigged

  1. Internet, ethnic, intransitive, slur To behave as a stereotypical black person.

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@misc{nig_2026,
  title = {nig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}