N-wordn.

Brit.

/ˈɛnwəːd/, U.S.

/ˈɛnˌwərd/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: N n., word n.

Etymology: < N n. (in sense 1 as the initial letter of nigger n.) + word n.For earlier evidence of the euphemistic use of N to denote ‘nigger’, compare the following:1971 F. J. Hodges Black Wisdom 25 What it means to be an ‘N’.

1. Chiefly with the. The word ‘nigger’ (see nigger n.), esp. euphemistic with reference to its offensiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > euphemisms for stronger oaths

minced oath?1654

blank1854

adjective1888

bee1926

muck1952

F-word1956

C-word1979

N-word1985

XXXX1985

F-bomb1987

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > meaning or signification > [noun] > taboo > word which substitutes taboo word or expression

bleep1978

N-word1985

1985 net.nlang 20 June (Usenet newsgroup) If a woman refuses to be called a ‘woman’ in the same way a black refuses to be called ‘(that offensive n-word, that I won't repeat)’ men would be hard-put to [etc.].

1990 Show Sept. 55/2 Whitey told me that the shortstop would have to listen to fans drop the n-word on both him and his wife.

2002 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 14 Jan. 2 d Sharpton..was criticizing rap artists who use the N-word in their tunes.

2. Any of various other words having n as their initial letter, which are regarded in a particular context as contentious or taboo.Frequently humorously as an extended use of sense 1.

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1989 New Scientist 19 Aug. 17/2 CERN—now called the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, to avoid having to use the dreaded ‘N word’, nuclear.

1999 Independent 1 Sept. ii. 8/1 ‘No!’ you scream, dumping him back in the trolley seat. ‘“No” is a negative,’ says the woman. ‘Far better to reason. I never use the N word.’

2001 National Post (Canada) 21 June b3/3 My newspaper, I am aware, has been in disrepute in Newfoundland ever since, two years ago, it sloppily used the N-word..to describe the locals.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	n-word
释义	N-wordn. Brit. /ˈɛnwəːd/, U.S. /ˈɛnˌwərd/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: N n., word n. Etymology: < N n. (in sense 1 as the initial letter of nigger n.) + word n.For earlier evidence of the euphemistic use of N to denote ‘nigger’, compare the following:1971 F. J. Hodges Black Wisdom 25 What it means to be an ‘N’. 1. Chiefly with the. The word ‘nigger’ (see nigger n.), esp. euphemistic with reference to its offensiveness. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] > euphemisms for stronger oaths minced oath?1654 blank1854 adjective1888 bee1926 muck1952 F-word1956 C-word1979 N-word1985 XXXX1985 F-bomb1987 the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > meaning or signification > [noun] > taboo > word which substitutes taboo word or expression bleep1978 N-word1985 1985 net.nlang 20 June (Usenet newsgroup) If a woman refuses to be called a ‘woman’ in the same way a black refuses to be called ‘(that offensive n-word, that I won't repeat)’ men would be hard-put to [etc.]. 1990 Show Sept. 55/2 Whitey told me that the shortstop would have to listen to fans drop the n-word on both him and his wife. 2002 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 14 Jan. 2 d Sharpton..was criticizing rap artists who use the N-word in their tunes. 2. Any of various other words having n as their initial letter, which are regarded in a particular context as contentious or taboo.Frequently humorously as an extended use of sense 1. ΚΠ 1989 New Scientist 19 Aug. 17/2 CERN—now called the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, to avoid having to use the dreaded ‘N word’, nuclear. 1999 Independent 1 Sept. ii. 8/1 ‘No!’ you scream, dumping him back in the trolley seat. ‘“No” is a negative,’ says the woman. ‘Far better to reason. I never use the N word.’ 2001 National Post (Canada) 21 June b3/3 My newspaper, I am aware, has been in disrepute in Newfoundland ever since, two years ago, it sloppily used the N-word..to describe the locals. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1985
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