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REDSKIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(slang) offensive term for Native Americans

Synonyms:

Injun; red man; Redskin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Redskin" is a kind of...):

Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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