Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigger-rig

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: nig-ger-rig
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of jury-rig (create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand).

Offensive

Usage

Offensive

Inflected Forms

nigger-rigs (present, singular) nigger-rigging (participle, present) nigger-rigged (participle, past) nigger-rigged (past)

Synonyms

jury-rig MacGyver

Questions

What does nigger-rig mean?: Synonym of jury-rig (create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand).

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