injun
Syllables: in·jun/ˈɪn.dʒən/
injun noun: a Native American.
Noun (1)
injun (plural injuns)
- A Native American.
- We'll kill ourselves an injun, and maybe two or three!1995, Pocahontas, spoken by John Smith
- You want a problem, well I guess we got one now / I really don't know how / There's injuns over every goddamn hill1999, “What Do You Want Me to Say?”, in Emergency & I, performed by the Dismemberment Plan
Noun (2) capitalized: Injun
Injun (plural Injuns)
- Alternative letter-case form of injun.
- "There's a couple of Injuns up over that hill, and right here is a good place to talk."1952, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Unbeliever; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 31
- Maybeso the old man had not died of his terrible wounds; maybeso prowling Injuns had killed him—or white-fanged wolves.2013, Stanley Vestal, Jim Bridger - Mountain Man
Forms of injun
| plural | injuns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Injin |
| alternative form | Injun |
| plural | Injuns |
Origin of injun
Variant of Indian. Compare Cajun. First attested in the 1805–15.
Words formed from injun
Questions about injun
- What does injun mean?
- Injun means a Native American.
- What part of speech is injun?
- Injun is a noun.
- How do you pronounce injun?
- Injun is pronounced /ˈɪn.dʒən/ (US).
- What is the plural of injun?
- The plural of injun is injuns.
Words near injun in the dictionary
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