Meanings
- CaribbeanJamaicaethnicoffensiveslangsluruncountableAn urge to sleep after eating much food.
Stacy let me drive, and I was wide awake on coffee. So, I figured I'd let the girls indulge in some niggeritis while I did some sightseeing.
2009, Relentless Aaron, Burning Desire, page 1143 more examples
Hector laughed and said it was the food, giving me what I called niggeritis; black people get a little tired after eating and burning a spliff. When you finish a good meal, all you want to do is sleep.
2016, O’Neil Gray, The Banana Boat ManShrugging his shoulders, Carl went downstairs and ate his food then got niggeritis then fell asleep on the couch. He slept for hours until he felt a hand on his shoulder.
2019, Brianna Barnes, A True Woman's Worth Is Better Than Real GoldZari seemed relieved as we walked to one of the food deserts to get something to eat. When we got back to my apartment I caught niggeritis and went right to sleep.
2022, Jim Hill, Born to Be, page 340
Origin
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