Niggertown

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UK/ˈnɪɡətaʊn/US/ˈnɪɡəɹtaʊn/

proper noun

An area mainly populated by black people.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Niggertown.”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USderogatoryethnicoffensiveslurAn area mainly populated by black people.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Niggertown.

    1 more example

    Johnny runs out of the theatre and hitchhikes to Ossining niggertown.

    1987 [1984], James Ellroy, Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 191

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
niggatown

Origin

From nigger + town.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Niggertown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niggertown

MLA

“Niggertown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niggertown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niggertown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niggertown.

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