niggerous

English

Etymology

nigger +‎ -ous

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪɡəɹəs/

Adjective

niggerous (comparative more niggerous, superlative most niggerous)

  1. (rare, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) Synonym of niggery
    • 1834, John Galt, The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt, volume 2, page 180:
      We had a pleasant view of the coast, but it was, I must allow, of a niggerous phys'onomy.
    • 1910, Arthur Guiterman, “His Future”, in Collier's, volume 45, page 58:
      Quick and hair-triggerous, / Joyous and vigorous, / Home from the niggerous / African shore, / Bringing a zoo with him, / Zebra and gnu with him, / What shall we do with him / Our Theodore?
    • Dolores Arnold, quoted in 2014, Ruth Thompson-Miller, Joe Feagin, Leslie Picca, Jim Crow's Legacy: The Lasting Impact of Segregation (page 51)
      A 'nigger', that's what they call you. Negroes was 'niggerous' women ... . 'Nigger, what you want?' You know that's the way it was. I am serious! And when I'm at the nursing home, and I be running my mouth I can see them old white ones in there saying, 'She must think she's something.'
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