nigger rich
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a person, living ostentatiously; spending money recklessly, especially a limited supply of money.
Offensive; Slang
Example Sentences
- "The hos were young, nigger-rich and sassy. On a good night these girls age 16 to 23 could earn $80 minimum."
- "People who spent money foolishly on ostentation were nigger rich."
- ""What is this ‘nigger rich’ you speak of?" Grandmother Nina asked, interrupting Walter's saga. . . . "Well, ‘Nigger rich’ is an expression in America, especially the southeast, which loosely translated means: When a man who has an abundance of money, who has never had that much money, he usually goes out and spends it foolishly. It was attributed to blacks in America, because often, when they acquire a windfall of money, they seem to go out and purchase big cars, usually a Cadillac.""
- "Bernie Mac: Yeah, but she think we're old country club rich—Shoot, we just nigger rich. — SCENE FROM THE THE BERNIE MAC SHOW"