The word "niggardly" sounds racist, even though it's not, amirite?

+264 The word "niggardly" sounds racist, even though it's not, amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Its definition isn't but the etymology is; nig c.1300, “niggardly person” (see niggard). As an abbreviated form of nigger, attested by c.1832, Amer.Eng.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Interesting. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago