nigger moment
nigger moment noun: a moment in which emotion or ignorance overpowers one's rationality, causing an outburst of irrational aggression.
Noun
nigger moment (plural nigger moments)
- A moment in which emotion or ignorance overpowers one's rationality, causing an outburst of irrational aggression.
- The victim in a “nigger moment” may, in turn, identify his or her abuser as a racist—the most powerful verbal weapon in the black person's arsenal.2012, Elijah Anderson, The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life
- The “What'chu lookin' at?!” beef was brewing and it could easily become a “nigger moment.” We stopped and I maintained eye contact with them as they walked sideways past us. They didn't say anything and I had nothing to say either.2015, Cavario H., Raised by Wolves : Inside the Life & Mind of a Guerrilla Hustler
Forms of nigger moment
| plural | nigger moments |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nigga moment |
Origin of nigger moment
Popularised by the television series The Boondocks.
Questions about nigger moment
- What does nigger moment mean?
- Nigger moment means a moment in which emotion or ignorance overpowers one's rationality, causing an outburst of irrational aggression.
- What part of speech is nigger moment?
- Nigger moment is a noun.
- What is the plural of nigger moment?
- The plural of nigger moment is nigger moments.
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