noun
nig
noun
1
archaic Niggard.
verb
1
To behave as a stereotypical black person.
Word Forms
nigged past tense, nigs plural, nigs singular
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Etymology
From Middle English nig, probably of Scandinavian origin; see niggard. Unrelated to nigger.