nigga

[ nig-uh ]

nounSlang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a term used to refer to or address a Black person.

Origin of nigga

1
Alteration of nigger, based on pronunciation
  • Also nig·gah .

usage alert For nigga

Nigga is used mainly among African Americans, but also among other minorities and ethnicities, in a neutral or familiar way and as a friendly term of address. It is also common in rap music. However, nigga is taken to be extremely offensive when used by outsiders. Many people consider this word to be equally as offensive as nigger. The words nigger and nigga are pronounced alike in certain dialects, and so it has been claimed that they are one and the same word.

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How to use nigga in a sentence

  • nigga's so ig'nant 'n' pig headed they'd sho spile it all 'f we tried to have them do any scratching.

    The Forged Note | Oscar Micheaux
  • Go on, nigga', dat ain't shoe-blacknin', dat's ma massage cream!

    Toaster's Handbook | Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers