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Injun

//ˈɪn.dʒən// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Native American. US, offensive, slang

    "We'll kill ourselves an injun, and maybe two or three!"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of injun. alt-of
  3. 3
    (slang) offensive term for Native Americans wordnet

Etymology

Variant of Indian. Compare Cajun. First attested in the 1805–15.

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