nigra

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nigra¹

  • /ˈnɪɡɹə/

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A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella.

noun nigras

  1. ethnic, offensive, slur A black person. She used the term nigger and its close South Carolina cognate nigra only when quoting others with disapproval.

Nigra²

noun Nigras

  1. Southern US, alternative Alternative form of Negro You can be very Christian and American, if you don't have any Nigras.

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"nigra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nigra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nigra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nigra

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"nigra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nigra.

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@misc{nigra_2026,
  title = {nigra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nigra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}