niggy
niggy noun: a nigger (black person).
Noun
niggy (plural niggies)
- A nigger (black person).
- Joe cotton, dig corn, / Den we feed de niggies, / An oh, lord Moses, / What a liscious time for niggas.1928, Newman Ivey White, American Negro Folk-Songs, page 443
- "Whites don't like us because they think we're niggies. And blacks don't like us because they think we're whiteys. We don't fit anywhere. That's why we've gone off alone, created a totally separate thing."1976, New York, volume 9, number 47, page 102
Examples of niggy in a sentence
- Such songs as "What a Niggy Know" and "Black Bastards and Bitches" gather force as they go along, making subtle and sometimes funny comments on everyday stuff […]1994, SPIN, volume 10, number 3, page 96:
- Bomb will make a niggy go delirious like Eddie Murphy1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:
Synonyms of niggy
Forms of niggy
| plural | niggies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | niggie |
Origin of niggy
From nigger + -y; compare nig.
Questions about niggy
- What does niggy mean?
- Niggy means a nigger (black person).
- How do you use niggy in a sentence?
- Such songs as "What a Niggy Know" and "Black Bastards and Bitches" gather force as they go along, making subtle and sometimes funny comments on everyday stuff […]
- What part of speech is niggy?
- Niggy is a noun.
- What is the plural of niggy?
- The plural of niggy is niggies.
Words near niggy in the dictionary
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