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The term nigger is used to designate black people or people from any other dark-skinned race, and is derived from the term negro or negroid. The term is pejorative, and todayits use by non-Blacks is practically taboo, although some Blacks use the word either pejoratively or mockingly. In the United States, the term ] is used instead. The term nigger is used to designate black people or people from any other dark-skinned race, and is derived from the term negro or negroid. The term is pejorative, and today its use by non-Blacks is practically taboo, although some Blacks use the word either pejoratively or mockingly. In the United States, the term ] is used instead.

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The term nigger is used to designate black people or people from any other dark-skinned race, and is derived from the term negro or negroid. The term is pejorative, and today its use by non-Blacks is practically taboo, although some Blacks use the word either pejoratively or mockingly. In the United States, the term African-American is used instead.