"sand nigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-sand nigger.ogg Forms: sand niggers [plural]
Etymology: From sand + nigger, referring to the several deserts located in much of the region. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sand|nigger|nocat=1}} sand + nigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand nigger (plural sand niggers)
  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Middle Eastern or North African descent. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur Translations (person of Middle Eastern or North African descent): perker [common-gender] (Danish), hiekkaneekeri (Finnish), beur (French), Sandneger [masculine] (German), ערבוש [masculine] (Hebrew), arabus [masculine] (Polish), arăboi [masculine] (Romanian), sandneger [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sand_nigger-en-noun-YKnvx88k Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'person of Middle Eastern or North African descent': 100 0
  2. (derogatory, offensive, religious slur) A Muslim. Tags: derogatory, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-sand_nigger-en-noun-G0u5PJGo Categories (other): English religious slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sandnigga, sand-nigger, sandnigger

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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