The N Word

[ziero0]

NEGRO, n. The piece de resistance in the American political problem. Representing him by the letter n, the Republicans begin to build their equation thus: "Let n = the white man." This, however, appears to give an unsatisfactory solution.

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/972/972-h/972-h.htm#link2H_4_0018

[ziero0]

Nobody has ever gone to war over a math problem.

[JDRock]

Do you mean, NIGGER?

[midnight rambler]

The 'n word' is NO.

[ziero0]

Do you mean, NIGGER?

I don't know anyone from Nigeria.

[ziero0]

Another one ...same source

WHITE, adj. and n. Black.

That one should stimulate a few brain cells.

[BrewTech]

I noticed there is an entry for wine, but not beer. Perhaps Mr. Bierce could not think of anything snarky to say about this superior beverage? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

[ziero0]

I noticed there is an entry for wine, but not beer. Perhaps Mr. Bierce could not think of anything snarky to say about this superior beverage? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

He does come up with some snarky material. No doubt about it. They mostly have a trace of truth though.

And I like your approach of looking for something that doesn't exist. The absence of a thing can be more informational than its presence.

[ziero0]

ELOQUENCE, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.

OPTIMIST, n. A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.