island nigger, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

island nigger n.

[SE island + nigger n.¹ (1); the premise being that, as foreigners and non-whites, Polynesians are de facto niggers]

(US) a derog. term for a Polynesian.

1999–2002

Racial Slur Database 🌐 Island Nigger Polynesians. Polynesians live in islands and some have hair similar to that of Black people.