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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Used as a disparaging term for a black person.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A black person; a negro.
  • noun A name used colloquially for any black bird or animal, as a rook.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun derogatory and offensive, ethnic slur A black person.

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