niggerling

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noun

A young or small black person.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounniggerling (plural niggerlings)

plural niggerlings

  1. datedethnicoffensiveslurA young or small black person.

    'Yes, missey,' the niggerling acquiesced, bestowing a slow smile on Snob and Snowball, who had accompanied him into the room.

    1981, Ronald Firbank, Five Novels, (New Directions Publishing), page 142

    Synonyms: niglet, pickaninny

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young or small black person.

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Chicago

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