"niggergram" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: niggergrams [plural]
Etymology: nigger + -gram Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nigger|gram}} nigger + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} niggergram (plural niggergrams)
  1. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) The informal circulation of gossip by black people. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-niggergram-en-noun-pidJ7FXV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, English terms suffixed with -gram

Inflected forms

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