>>211887624>>211887851>work like a niggerI'm not clear how they use it in your countries, but, believe it or not, I've only known "working like a nigger" to mean something like engaging in difficult, menial, and unappreciated work.
From the first reference I could find, "Folk Speech From Southeastern Illinois", published in 1946, on page 94:
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>If you work hard "You work like a nigger," or "Work like a slave," or "Work till you are dragged out," "Work like a dog," or "Work like a nigger at an election.">>211887889>balalajkaLike the instrument? If so, what's the connection?