Dird laughables on Instagram: "The term “N-word” refers to the highly offensive racial slur, “nigger”. It is one of the most inflammatory and controversial words in the English language due to its history of being used to demean, humiliate, and degrade Black people. Etymology and history Origin: The word is derived from the Latin word niger, which means “black”. It entered the English language in the 16th century via the Spanish word negro. Early Usage: Initially, it was used neutrally to descri