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nigger vs Negro

Negro vs nigger

nigger and Negro both are nouns.

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

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