nig noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •(offensive) A nigger.Cotton-eyed Joe, Cotton-eyed Joe, He was de nig dat sarved me so,… — 1925 •Clipping of nigga (“friend, fellow black person”).Take Blow, my room dawg and fraternity brother from back in the college days. He's a real smoove nig, curly haired handsome, and got mad chick appeal. — 2009 •(no longer used) Niggard. verb1 •(Internet, offensive) To behave as a stereotypical black person. formsnigged · nigging · nigs