n-word
or n word, N-word
[en-wurd]
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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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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.
The BBC has told the Guardian it has launched an "urgent" investigation into Clarkson's apparent use of the n-word.
n-word
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