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sweat like a nigger on election day

sweat like a nigger on election day verb: synonym of sweat like a nigger (“to sweat very profusely”).

Verb

sweat like a nigger on election day (third-person singular simple present sweats like a nigger on election day, present participle sweating like a nigger on election day, simple past and past participle sweated like a nigger on election day)

  1. (ethnic, offensive, slur) Synonym of sweat like a nigger (“to sweat very profusely”).
    • It was hot and I was sweating like a nigger on election day.1968, Black World/Negro Digest, volume 17, number 10, page 66
    • “I swear, Katherine, I'm sweating like a nigger on Election Day. Can't we crank up the AC in here?”2004, Al Franken, Lies (and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them)

Synonyms of sweat like a nigger on election day

Forms of sweat like a nigger on election day

third-person singular presentsweats like a nigger on election day
present participlesweating like a nigger on election day
past participlesweated like a nigger on election day
pastsweated like a nigger on election day

Origin of sweat like a nigger on election day

The "election day" part of this phrase mocked extreme fear African Americans experienced when trying to vote in Jim Crow-era Southern states, due to the threat of assault from white supremacist militants.

Questions about sweat like a nigger on election day

What does sweat like a nigger on election day mean?
Sweat like a nigger on election day means synonym of sweat like a nigger (“to sweat very profusely”).
What part of speech is sweat like a nigger on election day?
Sweat like a nigger on election day is a verb.
What is the past tense of sweat like a nigger on election day?
The past tense of sweat like a nigger on election day is sweated like a nigger on election day.

Words near sweat like a nigger on election day in the dictionary

  1. sweat holes
  2. sweat it out
  3. sweat like a hooker in church
  4. sweat like a horse
  5. sweat like a nigger
  6. sweat like a nigger on election day
  7. sweat like a pig
  8. sweat like a whore in church
  9. sweat lodge
  10. sweat lodges
  11. sweat of one's brow

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