"white nigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white niggers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white nigger (plural white niggers)
  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A white person who performs menial labor. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-white_nigger-en-noun-QiKJzosb Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 2 42 43 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 17 4 2 38 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 4 1 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 1 37 38
  2. (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A white person who campaigns or advocates against racial inequality. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-white_nigger-en-noun-NqsN6SGZ Categories (other): English ethnic slurs
  3. (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person who is perceived as deferring to white people. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-white_nigger-en-noun-fpsWkL~X Categories (other): English ethnic slurs
  4. (US, UK, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An Irish person, especially an immigrant to the United States. Tags: UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-white_nigger-en-noun-Q9B8XLCm Categories (other): American English, British English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 2 42 43 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 17 4 2 38 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 4 1 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 1 37 38
  5. (US, UK, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An Italian person, especially an immigrant to the United States. Tags: UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-white_nigger-en-noun-dDTqhlSE Categories (other): American English, British English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, English oxymorons, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 2 42 43 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 17 4 2 38 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 4 1 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 1 37 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: white negro Related terms: wigger, smoked Irish

Inflected forms

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