nigga

noun
/ˈnɪɡə/

Etymology

From a dialectal non-rhotic pronunciation of nigger.

Definitions

  1. Pronunciation spelling of nigger.

  2. A close and loyal friend.

    • I'd never betray you, 'cause you my nigga, man.
  3. A black person (usually a male friend), especially an African American.

    • As soon as I walked into the class and saw that sea of white faces, I felt alone, so I sat next to the only other nigga there.
    • "I mean, if you're not interested, it ain't nothing but a thang, baby girl. Just let a nigga know."
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. Any person, though chiefly male.

      • White niggas do be like, this is too spicy.
      • All these freshman niggas are so annoying.
      • These niggas out here bein' fake.
    2. A male, especially an adult one, as opposed to a female.

      • Niggas on my dick more than my bitches.
      • I read somewhere I'm homophobic. Shit, go through the hood. There's mad niggas on my dick.
    3. A type of acrographic lexical list included in Old Babylonian scribal curriculum.

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No curated loop yet for nigga. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA