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niff
nifty
Nig.
nigella
Niger
Niger-Congo
Nigeria
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niggard
nig·gard [ níggərd ] (plural nig·gards)


noun 
Definition:
 
miserly person: somebody regarded as stingy or miserly
[14th century. Alteration of nigon, perhaps <nig "stingy" < N Germanic]
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