nigga-nod

Noun

nigga nod (plural nigga nods)

1. (slang) An affectionate nod of respect shared between two black people, which goes down-up-down instead of up-down-up.
   • Inside the room were three African American males sitting, waiting, and thumbing through various magazines. They looked up at me briefly without saying a single word before resuming their reads. I didn't get a hello, a how you doing, a what's up, or what's happening. Not so much as a nigga's nod....2004, Freddy Cee, Post-9/11, African American Style: Laughter, Still Da Best Medicine, page 35

   Synonyms:

   Negro nod