"nigger shooter" meaning in All languages combined

See nigger shooter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nigger shooters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nigger shooter (plural nigger shooters)
  1. (US, slang, ethnic slur) A catapult or slingshot. Tags: US, ethnic, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-nigger_shooter-en-noun-bYMIEi7H Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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