nigra
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9.9
- noun
- Slur
- The use of the term nigra is considered extremely derogatory and unacceptable in modern society.
- substantia nigra
Examples
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Everybody talkin' about nigras want this, nigras need that.
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He wanted to know what I thought about my daughter sitting in a classroom with a bunch of nigras.
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What are you and that nigra up to?
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You tell that nigra, if she tells anybody, I will make her suffer!
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"You think I'm gonna take that shit from some nigra?
Fiction book (1992) -
You go build your nigra schoolhouse somewhere else . "
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"He's worked like a nigra for you, maybe lost his life for you, and you have nothing to say?" she asked.
Fiction book (1991) -
Oh, she's just upset because the nigra uses the guest bath and so do we.
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This whole thing started 'cause of what nigras are demanding.
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What's that Nigra boy doing with a book?" Shadrach tried to make his voice sound as deep as a man's.
Fiction book (1994)
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.1
A dark middle part of the brain that helps control movement and is affected in Parkinson's disease
- Specialized
1
9.9
A tree with reddish-brown peeling bark that grows along rivers and in wet ground
- Specialized
1
9.9
A Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used to make fine furniture and guitars
- Specialized
1
9.9
A small bamboo plant with green stems that turn shiny black as they grow
- Specialized
1
8.4
A large pine tree from southeastern Europe with dark bark and pairs of long needles used for timber
- Specialized
A wild plant with thin stiff stems and purple flower heads that grows in meadows and often spreads into fields
- Specialized
A European herb with wrinkled leaves and dark purple flowers that smells unpleasant and is called black horehound
- Specialized
A tree from North America with dark heavy wood and leaves that turn gold in autumn
- Specialized
A sea duck that dives for food near the coast in northern Europe and Asia
- Specialized
A small tree from northeastern North America that loses its leaves and makes orange-red oval fruit
- Specialized
A large tree from Europe and western Asia that loses its leaves and has dark bark with triangular leaves
- Specialized
A tall narrow tree with branches that grow straight up often used in gardens
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nigra is an offensive slur that comes from the Latin root niger, which means 'black'. The same root appears in older words like negro, and because this form was used to insult people for their skin colour, it is hurtful and unacceptable today.