N-bomb

[Wilson Gray]

On Sep 1, 2004, at 8:53 AM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

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> On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 08:14:05AM -0400, Kristina Eisenhower wrote:
>> I am a doctoral student in Second Language Acquisition and a new
>> subscriber to this list.  If I can be so bold to ask: what the fuck
>> is the "n-bomb"?
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> The word _nigger_.
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> Jesse Sheidlower
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No shit?! To quote Johnny Carson, "I did not know that." Yesterday, I
did a quick Google of "n-bomb" and got the impression therefrom that it
stood for "n[uclear]-bomb." So, how is this other "n-bomb" used and who
uses it?

BTW, I heard a man describe himself as a "cheap drunk." That's not
precisely "cheap _date_," but it's close enough for government work.
Furthermore, I heard my own wife use "to not VP." Fortunately, we have
a home defibrillator kit, so I was able to survive the ensuing
myocardial infarction.

-Wilson Gray