N-word

noun

ˈen-ˌwərd 

Phrases

the N-word or less commonly the n-word

—used euphemistically to refer to the word nigger

A suburban Philadelphia school expelled "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from its curriculum over the book's overuse of the N-word.

—David K. Li

Examples of N-word in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After complaints such as these from Black teachers about students routinely hurling racist insults, especially the N-word, the Los Angeles Unified School District will strengthen measures to track such incidents and respond to them. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

And some of the attacks were explicitly racist, including posts using the N-word. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Instagram direct messages to a University of Miami football player that included rape imagery, violent slavery imagery, three uses of the N-word and two uses of a homophobic slur are under investigation by the Florida Bar. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

The shouting man called a Black flight attendant the N-word and used an anti-gay slur, TMZ said their sources had told the outlet. — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for N-word

• birr
• blur
• bur
• cur
• er
• fir
• fur
• furr
• gurr
• her
• murr
• myrrh