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- noun US, slang
Native American
Etymologies
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Examples
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He replied "Kundun" which I’m sure is something meaningful in injun.
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The slur "injun," referring to Native Americans, will also be replaced.
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I would add if "injun" is to be replaced, then all the incorrect grammar and non-standard spellings of Twain's should be corrected and replaced with so-called good English, not only to make it politically correct, but also so as not to harm our little school children with wayward use of language.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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The slur "injun," referring to Native Americans, will also be replaced.
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The slur "injun," referring to Native Americans, will also be replaced.
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She said that "injun" is one of two words-the other is "squaw" - that should never be used because they are throwbacks to a time when Native Americans were defined almost exclusively by negative stereotypes.
MultiCultClassics 2010
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Some consider the word "injun" to be as offensive as the N-word, but apparently Republican National Chairman Michael Steele didn't know that when he tried to underscore a point earlier this week by saying, "Honest injun on that."
MultiCultClassics 2010
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Also, why is this piece almost sympathetic toward the comments made by Reid and Clinton while yesterday's item about Michael Steele and "injun" was much harsher and derisive?
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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There I'm a HUGE threat simply because I am their worst nightmare, I'm an educated "injun".
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There I'm a HUGE threat simply because I am their worst nightmare, I'm an educated "injun".
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