niggerism
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Is niggerism a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable, dated, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Political support for black people.Examples: ""We represent the majority of the people in Alabama who hate niggerism, Catholicism, Judaism, and all the -isms of the whole world." So said Robert Creel of the Alabama Klu Klux Klan. He also said, "I like Barry Goldwater. He needs our help.""; "Their black support confirmed the charge of "niggerism" and helped the Democrats turn the widespread Negrophobia to their account."; "The spot quoted a Klan official saying, "In Alabama, we hate niggerism, Catholicism, and Judaism.""datedderogatoryethnicoffensivesluruncountable
2. (countable, dated, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Something characteristic of black people.Examples: "He loved their tricks of language, loved to pick up and feel and taste new words from their rich reservoir of niggerisms."; "But as it was, not until the 1940s did the industry begin to depart significantly from the stereotypes with their "insulting niggerisms"..."countabledatedderogatoryethnicoffensiveslur
This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.
Definition source: Wiktionary