"nigger chaser" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nigger chasers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nigger chaser (plural nigger chasers)
  1. (US, slang, ethnic slur) A bottle rocket firework without the stick. Tags: US, ethnic, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-nigger_chaser-en-noun-JekvP6cm Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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