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N-word

or n-word

[ en-wurd ]

noun

  1. a euphemism for the word nigger : C-word, F-word, word ( def 2 ).

    His use of the highly offensive N-word during a televised broadcast caused outrage.



n-word

noun

  1. the n-word offensive.
    sometimes capital a euphemistic way of referring to the word nigger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Usage Note

See nigger.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of N-word1

First recorded in 1985–90
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Example Sentences

The depth of rage, animus and violence that was directed at him—“Spittle flying, the N word flying”—continues to astound him.

Does the raucous, N-word riddled hip-hop spectacular live up to the hype?

When Chappelle approached them, one of the kids threw a snowball at his face and called him the N-word.

Those three are the f-word referring to gay men, the c-word referring to a female body part, and of course, the n-word.

Affection, after all, is what the in-group use of the n-word expresses.

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