prairie nigger
prairie nigger noun: a Native American person, especially one from the nations native to Great Plains, such as the Apache, Sioux, Pawnee and Crow.
Noun
prairie nigger (plural prairie niggers)
- A Native American person, especially one from the nations native to Great Plains, such as the Apache, Sioux, Pawnee and Crow.
- As I turn away with my purchase, I hear him mutter something and I stop. I thought I heard it, but I wasn't sure I heard it. Prairie nigger.1994, Louise Erdrich, The Bingo Palace, HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 71
- "I know he's a damned Kiowa, mister, and that's all I have to know about that prairie nigger."2004, Johnny D. Boggs, Spark on the Prairie, Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 293
- Synonyms:
- red nigger, tree nigger, redskin, timber nigger, wagon-burner
Synonyms of prairie nigger
- red nigger
- tree nigger
- redskin
- timber nigger
- wagon-burner
Forms of prairie nigger
| plural | prairie niggers |
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Origin of prairie nigger
From prairie, the chief habitat of Native American peoples of the Great Plains, and nigger.
Questions about prairie nigger
- What does prairie nigger mean?
- Prairie nigger means a Native American person, especially one from the nations native to Great Plains, such as the Apache, Sioux, Pawnee and Crow.
- What part of speech is prairie nigger?
- Prairie nigger is a noun.
- What is the plural of prairie nigger?
- The plural of prairie nigger is prairie niggers.
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