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Shaneiqua

Shaneiqua proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Proper noun

Shaneiqua

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.
    • There’s forthright Shaneiqua, picked up as a 12-year-old by a man who provided a “honeymoon period” of kindness and affection before turning her out to earn; and Martha, who makes excuses for her pimp’s brutal behavior (“I’m his investment”) while wondering why her parents don’t come to save her.2008 July 4, Jeannette Catsoulis, “Children Without Childhoods”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2021

Questions about Shaneiqua

What does Shaneiqua mean?
Shaneiqua means a female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.
What part of speech is Shaneiqua?
Shaneiqua is a proper noun.

Words near Shaneiqua in the dictionary

  1. shandygaff
  2. shandygaffs
  3. Shane
  4. Shanecqua
  5. Shaneequa
  6. Shaneiqua
  7. Shanekqua
  8. Shanekwa
  9. Shanelle
  10. Shanequa
  11. Shaner

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