Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niggy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nig-gy
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nigger (black person).

Offensive

Example Sentences

"Joe cotton, dig corn, / Den we feed de niggies, / An oh, lord Moses, / What a liscious time for niggas."
""Whites don't like us because they think we're niggies. And blacks don't like us because they think we're whiteys. We don't fit anywhere. That's why we've gone off alone, created a totally separate thing.""
"Such songs as "What a Niggy Know" and "Black Bastards and Bitches" gather force as they go along, making subtle and sometimes funny comments on everyday stuff […]"
"Bomb will make a niggy go delirious like Eddie Murphy"

Etymology

From nigger + -y; compare nig.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nigger

Usage

Offensive

Inflected Forms

niggies (plural) niggie (alternative)

Synonyms

BIPOC BME colored colored person minority nonwhite person of color

Questions

What does niggy mean?: A nigger (black person).
Where does niggy come from?: From nigger + -y; compare nig.

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