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n-word
noun
the word “nigger” US
This clumsy euphemism was popularised during the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial by F. Lee Baily’s cross examination of Mark Fuhrman about a taped interview that Fuhrman had given in 1985.- But nagging thoughts of ethnic slurs–black resentment over the “n” word, Irish resentment over the “m” word, Jewish resentment over the “k” word, etc.–held me back. — St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, p. 5D, 22 March 1987
- I just said “nigger” a whole lot. You probably think I just use the N-word, but that rule is just for white folks. Any black person can say “nigger” and get away with it. It’s true. — Chris Rock, Rock This!, pp. 22–23, 1997
- “He goes, ‘What you bring these niggers for, in my place?’ And that was it for conversation.” “The N word,” Elaine said. — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool, p. 240, 1999
- He said you were nothing more than a stupid–the n word–and that you deserved what you got. — Cruel Intentions, 1999
- I’m afraid you need to work more on not saying the F word and the N word. — South Park, 1999
- Last year, she demanded that a word be removed from the 2000 census for Russian-speaking Sacramentans because it sounded too much like the N-word. — Sacramento Bee, 10 November 2001
- Being able to say the N-word is definitely a guilty pleasure. — Suroosh Alvi et al., The Vice Guide, p. 18, 2002
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