niggeritis

English

Etymology

nigger +‎ -itis

Noun

niggeritis (uncountable)

1. (Caribbean, Jamaica, informal, offensive) Chronic laziness or do-nothingness.
   • 2009, Relentless Aaron, Burning Desire, page 114:

     Stacy let me drive, and I was wide awake on coffee. So, I figured I'd let the girls indulge in some niggeritis while I did some sightseeing.

   • 2016, O’Neil Gray, The Banana Boat Man:

     Hector laughed and said it was the food, giving me what I called niggeritis; black people get a little tired after eating and burning a spliff. When you finish a good meal, all you want to do is sleep.

   • 2019, Brianna Barnes, A True Woman's Worth Is Better Than Real Gold:

     Shrugging his shoulders, Carl went downstairs and ate his food then got niggeritis then fell asleep on the couch. He slept for hours until he felt a hand on his shoulder.

   • 2022, Jim Hill, Born to Be, page 340:

     Zari seemed relieved as we walked to one of the food deserts to get something to eat. When we got back to my apartment I caught niggeritis and went right to sleep.

Usage notes

• This humorous appropriation of a negative stereotype by people of African ancestry can be offensive outside of that context.