wigger

noun (1)
wig·​ger | \ ˈwi-gər How to pronounce wigger (audio) \
plural -s

Definition of wigger

 (Entry 1 of 2)

wigger

noun (2)
wig·​ger | \ ˈwi-gər How to pronounce wigger (audio) \
plural wiggers

Definition of wigger (Entry 2 of 2)

slang, often offensive
: a usually young white person whose clothing, language, and mannerisms are regarded as imitative of those stereotypically associated with African-Americans : a white person who admires and seeks to emulate black culture Wimsatt was deeply committed to hip-hop's transformative powers, going so far as to embrace the status of the lowly “wigger,” a pejorative term popularized in the early 1990s to describe white kids who steep themselves in black culture.— Hua Hsu, The Atlantic, 1 Jan 2009 There's a term of art—“wigger”—that is used both proudly and derisively to describe white enthusiasts of black hip-hop culture …— Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2010

First Known Use of wigger

Noun (2)

1979, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for wigger

Noun (2)

blend of white entry 1 and nigger

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