This week's theme
Terms that appear offensive but aren't

This week's words
queer street
niggler
tar baby
cockshy
niggard

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PRONUNCIATION:

(NIG-luhr)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A person who pays excessive attention to petty details.
2. A person who criticizes constantly or repeatedly.

ETYMOLOGY:

Origin unknown, perhaps of Scandinavian origin. Earliest documented use: 1781.

USAGE:

"A niggler might note that every element is at times an eensy bit too perfectly meshed and worked over. Today, I don't feel like niggling."
Lisa Schwarzbaum; Hugo; Entertainment Weekly (New York); Nov 30, 2011.

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