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nigel

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈnaɪdʒəɫ// nigel Slang Vulgar

n. a person who has no friends or is very boring. It is a rude name used to make fun of someone who is always alone.

n. a socially inept or friendless person. Used as a derogatory label in British and Australian slang to mock perceived social inadequacy.


SIMPLE

He spent the whole party alone like a total Nigel.

CONTEXTUAL

The group didn't want to invite him because they thought he was a bit of a Nigel.

Origin

English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“(shining) black”), particularly used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Irish Neil.

Usage

Usually preceded by the indefinite article 'a' or the quantifier 'no-friends'.

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