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Niggardly
Niggardly is a word for "stingy" which may incorrectly be associated with "nigger", a racial slur against Blacks. Although the words sound similar, there is no etymological connection between the two: "niggard" and "niggle" came from the Old Norse verb nigla, meaning "to fuss about small matters", while "nigger" derives from niger, the Latin for "black".
In 1999 David Howard, a white aide to Washington DC mayor Anthony A. Williams, was forced to resign after using the word. He was subsequently rehired.
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