See also: Nig and NIG

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English nig, probably of Scandinavian origin; see niggard.[1][2] Unrelated to nigger.

Noun

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nig (plural nigs)

  1. (archaic) Niggard.

References

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  1. ^ nig, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ nig, n.1”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Etymology 2

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Clipping of nigger.

Noun

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nig (plural nigs)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A nigger.
    • 1925, Dorothy Scarborough, assisted By Ola Lee Quiledge, On The Trail of Negro Folk-Songs-online book. A collection of negro folk songs with lyrics, sheet music & commentaries, Traditionalmusic.co.uk, pages 69–70:
      Cotton-eyed Joe, Cotton-eyed Joe,
      He was de nig dat sarved me so,…
    • 1959, Don Robertson, The three days:
      He always thought one step ahead of the nigs.
    • 1961, Robert Hale Strong, A Yankee private's Civil War:
      In a field near the house was a nigger working a poor old broken-down mule and another nigger sowing wheat. When we came up, both nigs quit work and stared at us.
    • 1967, Frank Hercules, I want a black doll:
      What part did she play in your marrying a nig — a black man — nig, nig — Negro?
  2. (African-American Vernacular) Clipping of nigga (friend, fellow black person).
    • 2009, Mary B. Morrison, Maneater, Detroit, M.I. []: Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 252:
      Take Blow, my room dawg and fraternity brother from back in the college days. He's a real smoove nig, curly haired handsome, and got mad chick appeal.

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nig (third-person singular simple present nigs, present participle nigging, simple past and past participle nigged)

  1. (Internet slang, ethnic slur, intransitive) To behave as a stereotypical black person.

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Northern Kurdish

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nig m (Arabic spelling نگ)

  1. Alternative form of ling (foot)

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “nig”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 74

Volapük

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nig (nominative plural nigs)

  1. ink

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Yapese

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nig

  1. fish
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