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nigga

Syllables: nig·ga/ˈnɪɡə/

More pronunciations (2)Fewer pronunciations

nigga noun: a close and loyal friend. Also the pronunciation spelling of nigger.

Noun (1)

nigga (plural niggas or niggaz)

  1. (offensive, often, slang, vulgar, but also often used affectionately in African-American Vernacular) A close and loyal friend.
    • I'd never betray you, 'cause you my nigga, man.
  2. (offensive, often, slang, vulgar, but tolerated in African-American Vernacular) A black person (usually a male friend), especially an African American.
    • As soon as I walked into the class and saw that sea of white faces, I felt alone, so I sat next to the only other nigga there.
    • "I mean, if you're not interested, it ain't nothing but a thang, baby girl. Just let a nigga know."2010, Chunichi, The Return of a Gangster's Girl, page 26
    Synonyms:
    nigger, nizzle, homie
  3. (offensive, often, slang, vulgar, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Any person, though chiefly male.
    • White niggas do be like, this is too spicy.
    • All these freshman niggas are so annoying.
  4. (offensive, often, slang, vulgar, but tolerated in African-American Vernacular) A male, especially an adult one, as opposed to a female.
    • Niggas on my dick more than my bitches.2003, “If I Can't”, in Curtis Jackson (lyrics), Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo (music), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent, New York City: Shady Records
    • I read somewhere I'm homophobic. Shit, go through the hood. There's mad niggas on my dick.2005, “Ryder Music”, in Curtis Jackson (lyrics), Tony Cottrell (music), The Massacre, performed by 50 Cent, New York City: Shady Records

Noun (2)

nigga (plural niggas)

  1. (vulgar) A type of acrographic lexical list included in Old Babylonian scribal curriculum.

Also used as

nigga is also the pronunciation spelling of nigger.

nigga meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

nigga in Hindi

ethnic slur
कालू kālū, हब्शी habśī, हब्शन habśan

nigga in Marathi

निग्गा, निगगा

nigga in Urdu

ethnic slur
حبشی habśī, حبشن habśan

nigga in Bengali

নিগ্গা, নিগগা
More languagesFewer languages
nigga in Telugu
నిగ్గా, నిగ్గ
nigga in Malayalam
നിഗ്ഗ, നിഗ്ഗാ
nigga in Kannada
ನಿಗ್ಗಾ
nigga in Gujarati
નિગ્ગા, નીગ્ગા
nigga in Odia
ନିଗ୍ଗା
nigga in Nepali
निग्गा

Examples of nigga in a sentence

  • These niggas out here bein' fake.
  • “But niggas don’t look up until I say ‘Rihanna.’ Which isn’t right, to use those things.2023 August 20, Kelefa Sanneh, quoting Fatimah Nyeema Warner, “Noname’s Ambivalent, Triumphant Comeback”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN...
  • Now if you go to a party, and it's straight niggas, then I say a good 7 times out of 10, it's bouta get LIT UP!2024, Odawg, 3 SIGNS A PARTY IS ABOUT TO GET SHOT UP! (YouTube):

Synonyms of nigga

Forms of nigga

pluralniggas
pluralniggaz
alternative formniggah
alternative formnigguh
alternative formnikka
alternative formnikkah
alternative formniqqa
alternative formnugga

Origin of nigga

From a dialectal non-rhotic pronunciation of nigger.

Of Old Akkadian origin. Unrelated to Etymology 1.

Words formed from nigga

Phrases with nigga

Words that rhyme with nigga

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about nigga

What does nigga mean?
Nigga means a close and loyal friend.
What is nigga in Hindi?
Nigga in Hindi is कालू (kālū), हब्शी (habśī), हब्शन (habśan). See Nigga meaning in Hindi.
How do you use nigga in a sentence?
These niggas out here bein' fake.
What part of speech is nigga?
Nigga is a noun.
How do you pronounce nigga?
Nigga is pronounced /ˈnɪɡə/.
What is the plural of nigga?
The plural of nigga is niggas.

Words near nigga in the dictionary

  1. nigfant
  2. nigfants
  3. Nigg
  4. nigg'r
  5. nigg'rs
  6. nigga
  7. nigga moment
  8. nigga moments
  9. nigga nod
  10. nigga nods
  11. nigga's nod

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: nigga (page history and authors); nigga (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nigga (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nigga (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nigga (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nigga (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nigga (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nigga (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nigga (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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