Injun

[ in-juh n ]

/ ˈɪn dʒən /

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noun Older Use: Often Offensive.

an American Indian.

Origin of Injun

1805–15; variant of Indian, with assibilated d; cf. Cajun

Usage note

Injun is an informal, nonstandard spelling of Indian. See also honest Injun.

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Examples from the Web for injun

I should hardly like to be called an 'Injun giver', would you?
The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold|Margaret Vandercook
That Injun'll have t' suffer for un if he's done foul wi' Bob.
Ungava Bob|Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for injun

Injun

/ (ˈɪndʒən) /

noun

US an informal or dialect word for (American) Indian

honest Injun (interjection) slang genuinely; really

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