house nigger
house nigger · house niggers
A black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual laborerA black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual laborer.
» I'm not a house nigger.
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2 senses(dated, offensive)A black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual laborer.
(derogatory, ethnic, idiomatic, slur)A subservient or accultured black person; an Uncle Tom or black race traitor.
Examples
1 sentencesI'm not a house nigger.
Origin
By analogy with slaves that worked predominantly indoors during US slavery who were traineBy analogy with slaves that worked predominantly indoors during US slavery who were trained with more skills than basic field hands or plantation niggers.
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Forms
plural: house niggers| Singular | house nigger |
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