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Nigel
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A male given name of British usage, derived through Latin from a word meaning "black."
"Nigel was the only one in his class with that name."
noun
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Slang for a socially awkward or unfashionable person, similar to "nerd" or "dweeb."
"They teased him for being such a Nigel about the rules of the board game."
How to Use Nigel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMainly a British first name, though informally it can also mean a socially awkward person.
Word Forms
Nigels plural
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Etymology
From Latin "Nigellus," a diminutive of "niger" meaning "black," originally used to Latinize the Norman name Néel and the Irish name Neil.