N-word
or n-word, n word
[ en-wurd ]
/ ˈɛnˌwɜrd /
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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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