"zigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ziggers [plural]
Etymology: From zig + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|zig|er|id2=agent noun}} zig + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} zigger (plural ziggers)
  1. One who zigs.
    Sense id: en-zigger-en-noun-ozvV7Zt2 Categories (other): English blends, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English blends: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ziggers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Russian Z + nigger. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|ru:Z|nigger}} Blend of Russian Z + nigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} zigger (plural ziggers)
  1. (slang, derogatory, vulgar, offensive, neologism, politics) Someone who supports the policy or doctrine of the Kremlin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022). Tags: derogatory, neologism, offensive, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Politics, Nationalism, People, Russian politics Synonyms: vatnik
    Sense id: en-zigger-en-noun-ECpfDY6u Disambiguation of Nationalism: 13 87 Disambiguation of People: 33 67 Disambiguation of Russian politics: 0 100 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2023 June 14, Anglospherist 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇫🇰🇮🇪🇮🇲🇬🇮, Twitter:",
          "text": "Ukraine breaking away from Russia's sphere of influence and joining Europe and the West is based. Russia is a zigger shithole.",
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          "ref": "2023 June 22, Temür, Twitter:",
          "text": "Pakis may be annoying, but at least they're Muslim and actually like Turkey. Ziggers move there and still paint Zs on their cars.",
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          "ref": "2023 June 24, Emirhan Niyazi Ozanich, Twitter:",
          "text": "It's so insane how ziggers will completely deny anything bad about Russians.",
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          "ref": "2023 June 29, Zelenskyy (now banned), Twitter:",
          "text": "Fuck me, there's actually more ziggers on telegram than there are here on twitter 😒.",
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          "ref": "2023 July 15, Л?берал_𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 🧠🎮, Twitter:",
          "text": "Why are they dancing?!?!? Don't they know ziggers are complaining and posting Strelkovisms on twitter!?!?!",
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          "ref": "2023 June 14, Anglospherist 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇫🇰🇮🇪🇮🇲🇬🇮, Twitter:",
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