Red man

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An American Indian; a Native American. ethnic, offensive, slur

    "The Sacred Circles show was heavily into myth, especially the current myth of the Red Man as mystic."

  2. 2
    (slang) offensive term for male Native Americans wordnet
  3. 3
    A small figure of a standing man illuminated in red on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is not safe to cross the road. Ireland, UK
  4. 4
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, man.

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:red man."

Etymology

In reference to Native Americans, generally accepted to have originated as a reference to their skin color; see redskin for more.

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