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redskin
[ red-skin ]
noun
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
redskin
/ ˈrɛdˌskɪn /
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of redskin1
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Example Sentences
Is the word Redskin somehow uniquely inoffensive among racial and ethnic slurs?
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, “Redskin” is labeled “usually offensive.”
Now, I should note: Redskin is not the equivalent of the N word, as some are saying.
Primary opponent Clint Didier, a former Washington Redskin, has proven difficult to woo thus far.
Every Injun I see, big or little, resembles some redskin I had trouble with, back in early days.
The drawbridge is raised and the portcullis closed, so that a thieving Redskin would find it a hard matter to make his way in.
Silently the redskin turned away and disappeared into the path.
Red Ben went back on us, may the fiends take the redskin cur!
"Sit down," invited the redskin, motioning toward the ground at his side.
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