单词 | nigger-rig |
释义 | nigger-rigv. U.S. regional slang (offensive). transitive. To construct or repair in a cursory or makeshift manner. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [verb (transitive)] > clumsily or in makeshift manner cobble1496 bodge1552 botcha1680 tinker1814 nigger-rig1977 1977 in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. 664/2 If the engine breaks down you have to nigger-rig another one. It's an Arkansas expression. 1994 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 11 Dec. 1 e Hey Johnny, he remembers another saying, let's nigger-rig this equipment here. 2000 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 10 Sept. c1 Once, when a problem just needed a quick temporary fix, a co-worker suggested Harrison ‘just nigger-rig it’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1977 |
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