injun

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injun¹

  • /ˈɪn.dʒən/ US

Rhymes with -ɪndʒən

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Variant of Indian. Compare Cajun. First attested in the 1805–15.

noun injuns · Injin · Injun

  1. US, offensive, slang A Native American. We'll kill ourselves an injun, and maybe two or three!

Injun²

noun Injuns

  1. 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."

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@misc{injun_2026,
  title = {injun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/injun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}