English Dictionary

n-word

noun

(euphemistic) The word nigger or nigga or nigra. / (euphemistic) Any word, regardless of its starting letter, that is used oppressively or marginalizes or oppresses a group of people.

He used a derogatory n-word to insult his coworker.

意味（1）

(euphemistic) The word nigger or nigga or nigra.

The prosecutor, his voice trembling, added that the N-word was so vile that he would not utter it.

意味（2）

(euphemistic) Any word, regardless of its starting letter, that is used oppressively or marginalizes or oppresses a group of people.

It's important to understand that for Indigenous people, this word is our N-word, said Douglas Stewart, an Indigenous teacher at Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton.

意味（3）

(humorous) Any word beginning with n that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.

意味（4）

(euphemistic) The word Nazi.

After that episode aired a new rule was posted: Do not mention the N Word (Nazi)!

意味（5）

(linguistics) A negation word, such as not, nobody, or nothing.

意味（6）

(linguistics) A Danish/Swedish/Norwegian noun of the common gender (their indefinite article being en), as opposed to t-words, nouns of the neuter gender (their indefinite article being et).