niggy

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niggy

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From nigger + -y; compare nig.

noun niggies · niggie

ethnic, offensive, slur A nigger (black person). Joe cotton, dig corn, / Den we feed de niggies, / An oh, lord Moses, / What a liscious time for niggas.
Similar: BIPOC, BME, colored, colored person, minority, nonwhite, person of color

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@misc{niggy_2026,
  title = {niggy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/niggy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}