House Nigger Meaning

House Nigger is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (dated, now offensive) A black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual labor.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

House Nigger

(dated, now offensive) A black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual labor.

Example : 2003, John Cheever, The Wapshot Chronicle, page 162  "You look like a house nigger."2008, Julia L. Mickenberg, Philip Nel, Tales for little rebels: a collection of radical children's literature, page 195  If massa was sick, house nigger would come 'round and say, “Massa we sick, ain't we?

Meaning of House Nigger

House Nigger is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. House Nigger stands for (dated, now offensive) A black slave that worked as a domestic as opposed to manual labor.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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