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tree nigger

tree nigger noun: a Native American person.

Noun

tree nigger (plural tree niggers)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) A Native American person
    • sacred soil contaminated by tree nigger babies1862, Supplement to the Courant, page 88
    • lest the town constable see him off the reservation and chase him out of town. He was ever fearful that someone would call him a "tree nigger" or worse.1994, Milwaukee Magazine Volume 19, Issues 7-12, page xlviii

Forms of tree nigger

pluraltree niggers

Origin of tree nigger

tree + nigger

Questions about tree nigger

What does tree nigger mean?
Tree nigger means a Native American person.
What part of speech is tree nigger?
Tree nigger is a noun.
What is the plural of tree nigger?
The plural of tree nigger is tree niggers.

Words near tree nigger in the dictionary

  1. tree mallow
  2. tree man disease
  3. tree man syndrome
  4. tree model
  5. tree moss
  6. tree nigger
  7. tree niggers
  8. tree nut
  9. tree nuts
  10. tree nymph
  11. tree nymphs

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