"niggerboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: niggerboys [plural]
Etymology: nigger + boy Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nigger|boy}} nigger + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} niggerboy (plural niggerboys)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A young black man. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: nigger-boy Translations (Translations): neekeripoika (Finnish), Niggerboy [masculine] (German), Negerjunge [masculine] (German), Niggerjunge [masculine] (German), asfalt [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-niggerboy-en-noun-Zf6DLosI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

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