† niggersn.int.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nigs n.

Etymology: Probably a variant of nigs n., with unexplained intrusive syllable. Compare 'Sniggers int., 'Snigs int.

Obsolete (archaic in later use).

Used in oaths and asseverations, as Od's niggers (see od n.¹) and variants. Occasionally used alone as int. (also in reduplicated form as niggers-noggers).

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nigsc1576

'Sneaks1602

od's nigsa1625

niggers1633

'Sniggers1633

'Snigsa1643

Gad's nigs1651

Gad's niggers1694

1633 Match at Mid-night i. i Niggers, and I had but dreamed of this.

1633 Match at Mid-night i. i Niggers-noggers, I wonnot.

1677 Counterfeit Bridegroom ii. i. 20 Niggers, noggers, what ailes the Widow.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lvi. 224 Odds niggers! (cried he) I have a silver caudle-cup that holds just the quantity.

1771 I. Bickerstaff He wou'd if He Cou'd i. vii. 10 Odds rabbits and niggers, the more I reflect, It is the best measure..I could have adopted, in every respect.

1839 R. Dawes Nix's Mate I. iv. 100 ‘Why, od's niggers!’ cried Morgan, ‘I know'd well enough that Sam couldn't feel nothing.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	niggers
释义	† niggersn.int. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nigs n. Etymology: Probably a variant of nigs n., with unexplained intrusive syllable. Compare 'Sniggers int., 'Snigs int. Obsolete (archaic in later use). Used in oaths and asseverations, as Od's niggers (see od n.¹) and variants. Occasionally used alone as int. (also in reduplicated form as niggers-noggers). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's nigs nigsc1576 'Sneaks1602 od's nigsa1625 niggers1633 'Sniggers1633 'Snigsa1643 Gad's nigs1651 Gad's niggers1694 1633 Match at Mid-night i. i Niggers, and I had but dreamed of this. 1633 Match at Mid-night i. i Niggers-noggers, I wonnot. 1677 Counterfeit Bridegroom ii. i. 20 Niggers, noggers, what ailes the Widow. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lvi. 224 Odds niggers! (cried he) I have a silver caudle-cup that holds just the quantity. 1771 I. Bickerstaff He wou'd if He Cou'd i. vii. 10 Odds rabbits and niggers, the more I reflect, It is the best measure..I could have adopted, in every respect. 1839 R. Dawes Nix's Mate I. iv. 100 ‘Why, od's niggers!’ cried Morgan, ‘I know'd well enough that Sam couldn't feel nothing.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.int.1633
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