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nigger vs African-American

African-American vs nigger

nigger and African-American both are nouns.

nigger is not an adjective while African-American is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nigger Yes No No No
African-American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, African-American is a hypernym of nigger; that is, African-American is a word with a broader meaning than nigger:
  • nigger: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person
  • African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of nigger include Black, Negro, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
nigger (noun) African-American (noun)
(ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
nigger (adjective) African-American (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
Difference between nigger and African-American

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