"whigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-whigger.ogg Forms: whiggers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of white + nigger. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|white|nigger}} Blend of white + nigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} whigger (plural whiggers)
  1. (derogatory, offensive, slang) Alternative spelling of wigger Wikipedia link: whigger Tags: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, offensive, slang Alternative form of: wigger
    Sense id: en-whigger-en-noun-i9hRyT6L Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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