redskin
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
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Is the word redskin somehow uniquely inoffensive among racial and ethnic slurs?
The ‘Tennessee Crackers’ Would Have Never Happened | Michael Tomasky | November 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording 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.
Midterm Madness: McCain, Reid, & 10 Hot Races to Watch | Samuel P. Jacobs | August 22, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery Injun I see, big or little, resembles some redskin I had trouble with, back in early days.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
The drawbridge is raised and the portcullis closed, so that a thieving redskin would find it a hard matter to make his way in.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonSilently the redskin turned away and disappeared into the path.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. StandishRed Ben went back on us, may the fiends take the redskin cur!
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. Standish"Sit down," invited the redskin, motioning toward the ground at his side.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for redskin
/ (ˈrɛdˌskɪn) /
an old-fashioned informal name, now considered taboo, for a Native American
Origin of redskin
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