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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by threads2 on Thursday March 31, 2022 @06:22PM (#30872886)
whoa, dude, language
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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by asib on Thursday March 31, 2022 @06:48PM (#30873100)
Not sure if you're joking, but the etymology of this word does not appear to be racist. According to [0], it derives from the same root as "niggardly", which according to [1], is unrelated to the racial epithet.

[0]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/niggle [1]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/niggard#English

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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by lupire on Thursday March 31, 2022 @06:47PM (#30873092)
This is a great opportunity for you to learn more English language.
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