nigra

noun
/ˈnɪɡɹə/

Etymology

A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella.

Definitions

  1. A black person.

    • She used the term nigger and its close South Carolina cognate nigra only when quoting others with disapproval.
  2. 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!”

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