nigra
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈnɪɡɹə/
Definition of nigra
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(ethnic, offensive, slur)A black person.
“She used the term nigger and its close South Carolina cognate nigra only when quoting others with disapproval.”
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noun
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(ethnic, offensive, slur)A black person.
“She used the term nigger and its close South Carolina cognate nigra only when quoting others with disapproval.”
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(Southern-US, alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Negro.
“You can be very Christian and American, if you don't have any Nigras.”
“Listen, there's plenty of Nigras in this town have more money than you or I put together. There's Nigras driving great big Cadillacs all over Atlanta.”
““There's a nigra in the middle section,” she yelled, leaning forward. “A nigra in the middle section!””
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella.
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