"nigger nose" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-nigger nose.ogg [Australia] Forms: nigger noses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nigger nose (plural nigger noses)
  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur, idiomatic) An insult, a term of contempt for a black person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, idiomatic, slur
    Sense id: en-nigger_nose-en-noun-ohLIQuoB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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