“foolish person,” 1953, OED suggests from earlier cant slang nigmenog “a very silly fellow” (1700). As a term of abuse for a black person, a shortened and reduplicated form of nigger.
“foolish person,” 1953, OED suggests from earlier cant slang nigmenog “a very silly fellow” (1700). As a term of abuse for a black person, a shortened and reduplicated form of nigger.