N-word

or n-word, n word

[ en-wurd ]
/ ˈɛnˌwɜrd /

noun

a euphemism for the word nigger: His use of the highly offensive n-word during a televised broadcast caused outrage.See also f-word, word(def 2).

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n-word

noun

the n-word (sometimes capital) a euphemistic way of referring to the word nigger offensive
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