nigger head

proper noun

A small island in the northern part of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia.

Meanings

nigger head1

nounnigger head (plural nigger heads)

plural nigger heads

  1. alternativeAlternative form of niggerhead.

Nigger Head2

proper noun
  1. historicalA small island in the northern part of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia.

Origin

From niggerhead (“an isolated coral outcrop”).

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APA

nigger head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigger%20head

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“nigger head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigger%20head. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nigger head,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigger%20head.

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