"white nigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white niggers [plural]
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  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
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  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, English oxymorons, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: white negro Related terms: wigger, smoked Irish

Inflected forms

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