It's not an English word and is never used in South Africa by English speaking people because they have their own perfectly good name for it.
128557
There are many words that appear in dictionaries that originated in other languages.  The etymology of a word does not determine whether it will be placed in use within a specific demographic.  Therefore, words commonly used in the English language like Aardvark, armadillo, rodeo, etc are in the dictionary.  \n\nYou will notice that foreign words also appear in the dictionaries of foreign languages as well.  I don't know what the rooineks use for Aardvark, but the rest of the English speaking world uses that word commonly.
460539
i just wrote a letter today to the editor of a newspaper on this very subject. when people make the statement that "blacks use it", they make it seem like its a universal thing throughout the entire black community. it is not!! a small segment of society, namely the hip-hop industry has taken to using this word. as usual, society had chosen to take the actions of the few to mean the attitude of the many. it is a hate filled, ugly, vile word that should not be used by anyone & it's especially ugly when used by young people who have no clue as to its origins. it is not a word that can be adapted or "taken back" or any of the other nonsense people (who are looking to capitalize on its usage) come up with.\n\nThe main think I want people to take away from this answer is that  ALL Blacks DO NOT USE THE WORD "NIGGER" NOR IS IT OKAY WITH US. Its usage IS AN ACT OF SELF-HATRED BY WEAK MINDED, IGNORANT INDIVIDUALS. \n\nSorry about the caps. I just hate to think that there are folks out there who think we all use this ugly word.
559027
The "n" word is derogatory. People may use it as a term of endearment because they are ignorant - which further supports the fact that the "n" word is derogatory and negative in meaning. Those who choose to use it are foolish and fool themselves into thinking that it's a cool thing to say. For all of the hundreds of years of abuse that black people endured, it seems to me to be a slap in the face our black ancestors, for people, especially blacks, to now support the use of the word amongst themselves.
536048
but blacks don't know where they came from in Africa and have no culture from there or language from there not even a recipe from there so how could they begin to know names that had meaning ?all the blacks here know is what the whites have taught them.that's why you use to hear names like Jefferson and Lincoln and what ever .These newer names that some have adopted are so different ,but you usually can tell if the person wearing the name is black.Although some say these names are a hold back and they may be,I understand the need   the people have to have something their own.That's why Hip-Hop and music is so important to them because they want to feel as if they are a part of some thing their own.I like my name and I can't think of a more Euro name than Regina,but hey my parents were here and all they knew of Africa was not enough to give me any thing else.
676059
You're probably right, but I doubt they'd want to  be called that. \n Actually, it's the beauty and the irony of the wonderful English language.
612937
It's a personal choice.  If you don't want to be called African-American, then tell them so.  I myself am Black and I also use the term African-American.  I may be wrong, but I don't think the politicians came up with this term.  I believe we started using this term as a way to honor our ancestors.  Check on wikipedia.com for the origin of the term African American.
75658
Its only called "Earth" in English, a minority of the world.  The origin of the English Language is a combination of the old english/germanic/norse language spoken by the everyday uneducated populace, and the Latin, Greek and French spoken by the educated classes. So, any word that the common man would use survived the attempts of the educated classes to change the language, and is still used today- Thats why we use the names of the old Norse gods for the days of the week, because they were common words used by common people, while the months are latinized-the common farmer did not use names of the months commonly, but used the names of the Season- which are English words. Common people in the middle ages did not talk about the other planets, and likely didnt even know that names of them, but they did use the word "Earth" all the time.  If you look at our language, and see which are Latin, Greek and French, they always refer to things an uneducated farmer in the middle ages would not talk about-and all the Germanic and old English words are those that refer to things that the common people spoke about all the time.
517493
It's not a bad word, just out-of-date -- like Negro.  I think the history of the mulatto experience (especially in the Americas) and the connotation assigned to the word by some of it's users is what upsets people.  As a 'technical mulatta' I'll tell you...I could give a damn.
648472
OK I know that the English/Europeans call it Football because the game is played with the skills of the foot etc, but I'm an Aussie and we call it soccer too. I don't understand why you guys get so bent out of shape over what other countries relate to as the name or code of a game or sport. Countries are different and have different names for more things that the codes of sport. You call it football, we call it soccer, we say footy, you guys say league. It doesn't matter. Whatever it's called isn't the point, the point is the game and people's love and support for it. Celebrate our differences in language and grammar, it's what makes each of our countries and sports unique. It's not meant as an offence. It;s just the way it is.
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I have never thought about it, but now that you mention it, yes you are right, the S is silent, but the name would look silly and incorrect if it wasn't there....\n\nYou know what else? I think spelling like this with the pronunciation that we have all grown up with, we can blame the French! LOL! I'm only half joking, but there's a grain of truth when it comes to some place names because they (as a nation) were there, and other European languages do the same.\n\nIt's even worse sometimes with peoples first names and surnames.
23554
Enjole is not a word,at least not an English word.
479111
One, whites were the ones who used it to demean blacks so its never lost its meaning or impact coming from a white person's mouth and on the second part I don't like when black people use it either; I myself don't say it
462694
Some people say that since there is a Central, South, and North America, people in the US aren't the only Americans. It is annoying because we have been called Americans forever, and I don't know why this word is popping up now.
287436
Tell them that you have a name, tell them what your name is and that in your country that is meant to be an ignorant word and maybe they wont say it. Or you can ignore it and just consider those people are from another country and maybe they don't no the history behind it why the whites in America used it because they were ignorant and explain about slavery and what African Americans had to do in the US to stand up for there rights.
381609
I think it would help a lot. PC has ruined so much... everyone gets offended at the slightest thing and most people aren't quite sure what to call someone of another race (black, african-american -- not all blacks are african!, cocoa gods, etc). Some people get offended if you call them American rather than <insert ethnicity here>-American. And you're right, why shouldn't the word honky be acceptable? Why shouldn't other "forbidden" words??? It is very frustrating!!!
606439
That is not a word,  or it is so horribly misspelled that its unrecognizable in any language.
317829
never heard of it in my country.