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niggerisms

niggerisms is the plural of niggerism.

Meaning of niggerism

Noun

niggerism (countable and uncountable, plural niggerisms)

  1. (countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) Something characteristic of black people.
    • He loved their tricks of language, loved to pick up and feel and taste new words from their rich reservoir of niggerisms.1970, Claude McKay, Banjo
  2. (dated, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable) Political support for black people.
    • "We represent the majority of the people in Alabama who hate niggerism, Catholicism, Judaism, and all the -isms of the whole world." So said Robert Creel of the Alabama Klu Klux Klan. He also said, "I like Barry Goldwater. He needs our help."1964, Unnamed narrator, KKK and Goldwater

Questions about niggerisms

What is niggerisms the plural of?
Niggerisms is the plural of niggerism.

Words near niggerisms in the dictionary

  1. niggerish
  2. niggerishly
  3. niggerishness
  4. niggerising
  5. niggerism
  6. niggerisms
  7. niggeritis
  8. niggerization
  9. niggerize
  10. niggerized
  11. niggerizes

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