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Nigger (dog) — Nigger with members of 617 Squadron. His owner, Wg Cdr Guy Gibson is crouching on the right with a pipe in his mouth. Nigger was a male black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson, and the mascot of 617 Squadron. Nigger died… … Wikipedia
nigger — (n.) 1786, earlier neger (1568, Scottish and northern England dialect), from Fr. nègre, from Sp. negro (see NEGRO (Cf. Negro)). From the earliest usage it was the term that carries with it all the obloquy and contempt and rejection which whites… … Etymology dictionary
gallery — Synonyms and related words: British Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Hermitage, Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, National Gallery, Prado, Rijksmuseum, Tate Gallery, Texas tower, Uffizi, abri, access, aisle, alley, ambulatory, amphitheater, aperture,… … Moby Thesaurus
nigger heaven — noun peanut gallery It took close figuring to do anything but live that first year and yet we pushed our way with the crowd into the nigger heavens and saw most of the good shows. I had never been to the theatre before and I liked it … Wiktionary
nigger heaven — Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. See peanut gallery (def. 1). [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
Nigger heaven — Seating was racially segregated in most theatres during the modernist era, although the African American musicals of the 1890s created some exceptions. African Americans were often obliged to buy their tickets at a separate box office on one… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
nigger heaven — noun slang : the highest balcony or row of seats in a theater * * * Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. See peanut gallery (def. 1). [1865 70] … Useful english dictionary
peanut gallery — noun a) The upper balcony in a racially segregated venues such as a theatre to which black patrons were restricted.<ref name= LtA >Listening to America: An Illustrated History of Words and Phrases from Our Lively and Splendid Past by Stuart … Wiktionary
Peanut gallery — Not to be confused with Peanut allergy. A peanut gallery is an audience that heckles the performer. The term originated in the days of vaudeville as a nickname for the cheapest (and ostensibly rowdiest) seats in the theater; the least expensive… … Wikipedia
peanut gallery — Synonyms and related words: Texas tower, auditorium, balcony, beacon, belvedere, bleachers, box, box seat, bridge, conning tower, dress circle, fauteuil, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, lighthouse, loge, lookout, loophole, nigger heaven, observation … Moby Thesaurus
