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nigel

/ˈnaɪdʒəl/

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What does nigel mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
  2. A small mining town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. (derogatory) Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”).
  2. (derogatory, slang) An Englishman.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnaɪdʒəl/

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But wherever he introduces King James, either in his Donne or his Wotton, you see a subdued version of the King James of The Fortunes of Nigel.
Andrew LangIntroduction to the Compleat AnglerProject Gutenberg ebook #2422