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plural niggas or niggaz
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, dated) Pronunciation spelling of nigger. examples
(vulgar, slang, often offensive, but also often used affectionately in African-American Vernacular) A close and loyal friend.
(vulgar, slang, often offensive, but tolerated in African-American Vernacular) A black person (usually a male friend), especially an African American. quotations
"I mean, if you're not interested, it ain't nothing but a thang, baby girl. Just let a nigga know."
2010, Chunichi, The Return of a Gangster's Girl, page 26
(vulgar, slang, often offensive, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Any person, though chiefly male. quotations
“I can sit here and talk about the industrial complex all day long,” she said. “But niggas don’t look up until I say ‘Rihanna.’ Which isn’t right, to use those things. But that’s what people pay attention to.”
2023 August 20, Kelefa Sanneh, quoting Fatimah Nyeema Warner, “Noname’s Ambivalent, Triumphant Comeback”, in The New Yorker
(vulgar, slang, often offensive, but tolerated in African-American Vernacular) A male as opposed to a female. quotations
Niggas on my dick more than my bitches.
2003, “If I Can't”, in Curtis Jackson (lyrics), Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo (music), Get Rich or Die Tryin', performed by 50 Cent, New York City: Shady Records
I read somewhere I'm homophobic. Shit, go through the hood. There's mad niggas on my dick.
2005, “Ryder Music”, in Curtis Jackson (lyrics), Tony Cottrell (music), The Massacre, performed by 50 Cent, New York City: Shady Records