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Niggertown

UK/ˈnɪɡətaʊn/US/ˈnɪɡəɹtaʊn/

Niggertown proper noun: an area mainly populated by black people.

Proper noun

Niggertown

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) An area mainly populated by black people.
    • Johnny runs out of the theatre and hitchhikes to Ossining niggertown.1987 [1984], James Ellroy, Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 191
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Niggertown.

Origin of Niggertown

From nigger + town.

Questions about Niggertown

What does Niggertown mean?
Niggertown means an area mainly populated by black people.
What part of speech is Niggertown?
Niggertown is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Niggertown?
Niggertown is pronounced /ˈnɪɡətaʊn/ (UK).

Words near Niggertown in the dictionary

  1. niggersow
  2. niggersows
  3. niggerspeak
  4. niggertoe
  5. niggertoes
  6. Niggertown
  7. niggertry
  8. Niggerville
  9. niggerweed
  10. niggerwhine
  11. niggerwhines

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