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sweating like a nigger

sweating like a nigger is the present participle and gerund of sweat like a nigger.

Meaning of sweat like a nigger

Verb

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

  1. (ethnic, offensive, slur) To sweat very profusely.
    • I'm sweating like a nigger writing a letter. Couldn't you use a little cool air?1955, William L. Heath, Violent Saturday, page 104

Questions about sweating like a nigger

What is sweating like a nigger the present participle and gerund of?
Sweating like a nigger is the present participle and gerund of sweat like a nigger.

Words near sweating like a nigger in the dictionary

  1. sweating iron
  2. sweating irons
  3. sweating it out
  4. sweating like a hooker in church
  5. sweating like a horse
  6. sweating like a nigger
  7. sweating like a nigger on election day
  8. sweating like a whore in church
  9. sweating off
  10. sweating one's guts out
  11. sweating out

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