CEFR B2

red-nigger

noun

Meaning

red-nigger means (Caribbean, ethnic slur) A person of mixed Black and European descent. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses red-nigger to mean (Caribbean, ethnic slur) A person of mixed Black and European descent.
The teacher asked students to find red-nigger in the reading.

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red-nigger (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses red-nigger to mean (Caribbean, ethnic slur) A person of mixed Black and European descent.
The teacher asked students to find red-nigger in the reading.

How to Use red-nigger

a/the red-nigger (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a red-nigger."
red-nigger in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked red-nigger in context before translating it."

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