different between figgy vs niggy

English

Etymology

fig +? -yHowever, in some cases the origin was Middle French and had no connection to figs; see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??i/
• Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

figgy (comparative figgier, superlative figgiest)

1. Of or like figs.

   This cake has a figgy taste.

2. Containing figs.

   We all want some figgy pudding — line from the Christmas song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"(Can we date this quote?)

English

Etymology

nigger +? -y; compare nig.

Noun

niggy (plural niggies)

1. (offensive, ethnic slur) nigger (black person)
   • 1928, Newman Ivey White, American Negro Folk-Songs (page 443)

     Joe cotton, dig corn, / Den we feed de niggies, / An oh, lord Moses, / What a liscious time for niggas.

   • 1994, SPIN (volume 10, number 3, page 96)

     Such songs as "What a Niggy Know" and "Black Bastards and Bitches" gather force as they go along, making subtle and sometimes funny comments on everyday stuff […]

   • 1976, New York Magazine (volume 9, number 47, page 102)

     "Whites don't like us because they think we're niggies. And blacks don't like us because they think we're whiteys. We don't fit anywhere. That's why we've gone off alone, created a totally separate thing."