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N-word
[ en-wurd ]
noun
His use of the highly offensive N-word during a televised broadcast caused outrage.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of N-word1
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Example Sentences
The depth of rage, animus and violence that was directed at him—“Spittle flying, the N word flying”—continues to astound him.
Does the raucous, N-word riddled hip-hop spectacular live up to the hype?
When Chappelle approached them, one of the kids threw a snowball at his face and called him the N-word.
Those three are the f-word referring to gay men, the c-word referring to a female body part, and of course, the n-word.
Affection, after all, is what the in-group use of the n-word expresses.
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