Niggertown

English

Etymology

From nigger +‎ town.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Niggertown

  1. (US, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An area mainly populated by black people.
    • 1987 [1984], James Ellroy, Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 191:
      Johnny runs out of the theatre and hitchhikes to Ossining niggertown.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Niggertown.

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