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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.—
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An El Portal Village councilmember is under fire for using the N-word twice during a meeting.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
These and other similarly odious utterances—questioning the Holocaust, celebrating Hitler, frequently using the N-word—meant that Fuentes was no stranger to criticism from fellow right-wingers.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The Young Frankenstein director, who co-wrote the iconic Western spoof with the legendary standup comedian, explained how the boundary-pushing movie came to include so many uses of the N-word.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
Other controversies from Chase's career are also explored in the doc — including a 2012 incident on the set of Community in which Chevy used the N-word and was then fired from the show.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
These and other similarly odious utterances—questioning the Holocaust, celebrating Hitler, frequently using the N-word—meant that Fuentes was no stranger to criticism from fellow right-wingers.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The Young Frankenstein director, who co-wrote the iconic Western spoof with the legendary standup comedian, explained how the boundary-pushing movie came to include so many uses of the N-word.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
Other controversies from Chase's career are also explored in the doc — including a 2012 incident on the set of Community in which Chevy used the N-word and was then fired from the show.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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“N-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/N-word. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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