Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

injun

/ˈɪn.dʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: in-jun
IPA: /ˈɪn.dʒən/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Native American.

American usage; Offensive; Slang

noun

Alternative letter-case form of injun.

Example Sentences

"We'll kill ourselves an injun, and maybe two or three!"
"You want a problem, well I guess we got one now / I really don't know how / There's injuns over every goddamn hill"
"Instead of grudgingly admitting the “Injuns” weren’t so bad after all, it actually explores the conflicted culpability of individual white Americans."
""There's a couple of Injuns up over that hill, and right here is a good place to talk.""
"Maybeso the old man had not died of his terrible wounds; maybeso prowling Injuns had killed him—or white-fanged wolves."

Etymology

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

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1805–15

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪn.dʒən/

Usage

American usage
Offensive
Slang

Inflected Forms

injuns (plural) Injin (alternative)

Phrases

honest injun

Synonyms

redskin

Questions

How do you pronounce injun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.dʒən/.
What does injun mean?: A Native American.
Where does injun come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1805–15.

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