"nigger-boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nigger-boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nigger-boy (plural nigger-boys)
  1. Alternative spelling of niggerboy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: niggerboy
    Sense id: en-nigger-boy-en-noun-WXQgEPwe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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