wigger
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wigger¹
- /ˈwɪɡɚ/ US
- /ˈwɪɡə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
noun wiggers
- A maker of wigs. I flounder about for my diplomacy and give up; it is simply one man against four wiggers, that much is clear, and they are going to fight me down to the wire. "This girl does not need a wig at all," I am forced to say yet once more.
wigger²
- /ˈwɪɡɚ/ US
- /ˈwɪɡə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Blend of white + nigger. First use appears c. 1988. See cite below.
noun wiggers · wigga · whigger · whigga
- A white person, typically young and male, considered to be overly infatuated with African-American or (UK) Afro-Caribbean culture, a cultural appropriator. I have often heard the word "wigger" used to describe a white person who supposedly acts and talks "black," while the same type of taunting is put upon a black person who supposedly acts "white."
- A nonblack person of any race considered to be inauthentically appropriating black culture and behavior.
- A white person considered to be sincerely appreciative of black culture, as opposed to poseurs and wannabes. The Oprah people were on the phone with my mom. Someone had given them my name as an expert on wiggers. You know, Wiggers. White kids who identify themselves with hip-hop. I was an expert on that.
Wigger³
proper noun Wiggers
- A surname.
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noun White person pretending to be black
| Русский | виггер vigger |
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Talk about this word "wigger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wigger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wigger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wigger "wigger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wigger.Cite this
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title = {wigger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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