"niggerology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: nigger + -ology. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nigger|ology}} nigger + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} niggerology (uncountable)
  1. (pseudoscience, offensive) The study of black people, especially when isolated as a problem group. Tags: offensive, uncountable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience
    Sense id: en-niggerology-en-noun-9l1rqKs~ Topics: pseudoscience
  2. The life knowledge gained by growing up as a black person. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-niggerology-en-noun-U35hyXrL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English ethnic slurs, English terms suffixed with -ology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: niggerologist

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