different between winger vs wigger

English

Etymology

wing +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w???/
• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

winger (plural wingers)

1. (nautical) One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.

   We hauled out a winger of grog.

2. (sports) An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.

   The center passed to the left winger, who shot and scored.

Translations

Anagrams

• ingrew

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.

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See also

• wapanese
• coconut
• Oreo