redskin
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
Origin of redskin
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Comedy Central seems to have focused its satirical lens on the Washington Redskins controversy.
Bent iPhones, Daily Show vs. Redskins, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLast week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said the Redskins name and logo should not have trademark protection.
The Native Americans Who Voted for ‘The Fighting Sioux’ | Evan Weiner | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe name Washington Redskins is disparaging to Native Americans.
Amanda Blackhorse Is ‘Confident’ Snyder Will Lose His Redskins Appeal | Robert Silverman | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInto the bargain, FedEx would save itself—and cost the Redskins—something on the order of $75 million over a decade.
So Redskins Sponsor FedEx Is OK With That Racist Team Name, Too? | Michael Tomasky | June 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo be clear, the Redskins are not going to be changing their name any time soon.
It’s Official: ‘Redskins’ Is Racist, but Will the Team or NFL Listen? | Robert Silverman | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Rochford, who made no answer, probably considered the judge prejudiced against the Redskins.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonI have little doubt about your finding the food you require; but I am not quite satisfied that you will escape the Redskins.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonKieft now tried to make friends with the redskins, and appointed a meeting with their chiefs on Long Island.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberThey will keep and defend them, and protect all the white and redskins who live thereon.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonIn the river they'd be helpless under enemy arrows and bullets, just like the redskins who had tried earlier to swim away.
Shaman | Robert Shea
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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