N-word

noun

ˈen-ˌwərd

Phrases

the N-word or less commonly the n-word

—used euphemistically to refer to the word nigger

A suburban Philadelphia school expelled "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from its curriculum over the book's overuse of the N-word.—

David K. Li

Examples of N-word in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This student used a box cutter to etch the N-word across his chest. —

CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024 Kanye West has seemingly given Milo Yiannopoulos a physical N-word pass, permitting him to say the controversial word. —

Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 15 Aug. 2024 Josh Shapiro is ‘not a No. 2,’ source says of VP vetting process Passengers sue Delta over refunds from July meltdown, cancellations Trial to begin Monday for suspect in Las Vegas reporter’s killing Leader of CT conservative group arrested for allegedly calling CT man the N-word. —

Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024 In the clips, Donaldson also repeats a homophobic slur from a commenter and instructs other viewers to stop using the N-word in their chat. —

Megan Thomas, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for N-word

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