Pretendian

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who falsely claims to have Native American or Indigenous Canadian ancestry. derogatory, informal

    "Natalie waited, expecting the usual white platitude, It's okay; I'm one-sixteenth Cherokee myself, or perhaps a dose of American Indian Princess Syndrome, or an acknowledgment of the glut of Pretendians of late."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Pretendian alt-of

Example

More examples

"Natalie waited, expecting the usual white platitude, It's okay; I'm one-sixteenth Cherokee myself, or perhaps a dose of American Indian Princess Syndrome, or an acknowledgment of the glut of Pretendians of late."

Etymology

Blend of pretend + (Ind)ian.

Related phrases

native american

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