Meanings
nounniggah (plural niggahs or niggahz)
plural niggahs · plural niggahz
- alternativeoffensivepossiblyAfrican-American VernacularAlternative spelling of nigga.
The three of us were hanging out rapping in Hamilton projects with some niggahs Pimp had got tight with on Rikers Island.
2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 103 - offensivepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of nigger, representing African-American Vernacular and US Southern English.First known use early 1800s
Origin
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APA
niggah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggah
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “niggah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggah.
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