"white nigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white niggers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white nigger (plural white niggers)
  1. (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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: white negro Related terms: wigger, smoked Irish

Inflected forms

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