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Cajuns

Cajuns is the plural of Cajun.

Meaning of Cajun

Noun

Cajun (plural Cajuns)

  1. A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine.
  2. (dated, ethnic, slur) Any uneducated, poor Francophone in French Louisiana.
    • Damn Cajuns! They're all a bunch of lazy coonasses!
    Synonyms:
    coonass

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Questions about Cajuns

What is Cajuns the plural of?
Cajuns is the plural of Cajun.

Words near Cajuns in the dictionary

  1. Cajun microwaves
  2. Cajun navy
  3. Cajun-Creole
  4. Cajun-Creoles
  5. Cajunness
  6. Cajuns
  7. cajuput
  8. cajuput oil
  9. cajuput oils
  10. cajuput tree
  11. cajuput trees

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