different between wigger vs twigger

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?w???/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?w???/

Etymology 1

From wig +? -er.

Noun

wigger (plural wiggers)

1. A maker of wigs.
   • 1984, Arthur Miller, Salesman in Beijing, page 184.

Etymology 2

Blend of white +? nigger.

Alternative forms

• wigga, whigger, whigga

Noun

wigger (plural wiggers)

1. (informal, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Caucasian person (typically young and male) who dresses, speaks, or otherwise behaves in a manner that is stereotypically associated with certain aspects of African-American, Caribbean or hip-hop culture.
   • 1999, Leonard Steinhorn & Barbara Diggs-Brown, By the Color of Our Skin: The Illusion of Integration and the Reality of Race, page 178.

Translations

See also

• wapanese
• coconut
• Oreo

English

Etymology

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Noun

twigger (plural twiggers)

1. (Britain, archaic) A fornicator.

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