wigger

Meaning

1. A maker of wigs.
2. A white person, typically young and male, considered to be overly infatuated with African-American or (UK) Afro-Caribbean culture, a cultural appropriator.
3. A nonblack person of any race considered to be inauthentically appropriating black culture and behavior.
4. A white person considered to be sincerely appreciative of black culture, as opposed to poseurs and wannabes.
5. A surname.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English wig Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English wigger From wig + -er.

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