timber nigger

== English == === Etymology === From timber, presumably a reference to the stereotypical forest habitat of the Ojibwe people, and nigger. Arose in Wisconsin in the late 1980s during a public outcry and protest from outdoor enthusiasts over the Ojibwe exercising the right to spearfish in nonreservation lakes granted to them by treaties. === Noun === timber nigger (plural timber niggers) (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A Native American person, especially one of Ojibwe descent. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:timber nigger. ==== Synonyms ==== (ethnic slur for Native American person): prairie nigger, red nigger, redskin, tree nigger === References ===