nigger nose

plural nigger noses

1. derogatoryethnicidiomaticslurAn insult, a term of contempt for a black person.

   ... because he always called me nigger, nigger lips or nigger nose

   2008, Richard Baer, Switching Time: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman ..., page 287

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   The Mister loved to be teased. He frequently asked for it by lying down and fanning the floor with his tail whilst eyeing you invitingly. We used to tease him about his black nose: called him "nigger nose".

   1942, Henry Tetlow, We farm for a hobby and make it pay

   We get such nicknames as nigger nose, beetle face, big lips, and this tends in a certain way to help gain the closeness of one to the other, but it also acts as a disruptive force in the room

   1965, Gertrude L. Downing with Queen's College (New York, N.Y.). College Committee, The preparations of teachers for schools in culturally deprived ...

   He was teased by his sisters and other children, who called him "nigger nose" and "toe nose."

   1997, Jefferson A. Singer, Message in a bottle: stories of men and addiction

   "Nigger — nigger nose!" She laughs. "Fix it? Please?" I don't want to cry. "Sure, nigger nose!"

   1998, Laurie Stone, Close to the Bone: Memoirs of Hurt, Rage, and Desire, page 16

   ... of nicknames entered my life just as he was leaving it. "Fish Face." "Scrambled-Egg Lips." "Dick Snout." "Dufus." "Nigger-nose." "Bottom Feeder." "Almost Monster."

   2001, Allan Gurganus, The practical heart: four novellas