nigger
racist slur against black people of Melanesian or African descent
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nigger
Summary
nigger is a pejorative[1]. nigger has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- nigger's instance of is recorded as pejorative[3].
- nigger's instance of is recorded as profanity[4].
- nigger's instance of is recorded as ethnophaulism[5].
- nigger's Commons category is recorded as Nigger[6].
- nigger's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
- nigger's different from is recorded as nigga[8].
- nigger's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[9].
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Context
Recorded instance of include pejorative[3], profanity[4], and ethnophaulism[5].
Outcome and Impact
Things named for nigger include nigga[10], a profanity[11]; Wigger[12], an ethnophaulism[13]; and Nigger[14], a mascot character[15].
Why It Matters
nigger has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] nigger is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]
Entities named for nigger include nigga[10], a profanity[11]; Wigger[12], an ethnophaulism[13]; and Nigger[14], a mascot character[15].