REDSKIN

Redskin, Injun, red man

(noun) (slang) offensive term for Native Americans

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology 1

Noun

redskin (plural redskins)

(now, sometimes, considered an ethnic slur and offensive) An American Indian, a Native American.

Usage notes

Previously used neutrally, the word began to be used as a term of contempt in the late 1800s; it is now often considered offensive.

Synonyms

• red man

• see Native American

Etymology 2

Noun

redskin (plural redskins)

(anarchism, communism) An anticapitalist skinhead.

• The above is the coat of arms of the Red & Anarchist Skinheads, a left‐wing splinter of the SHARP group, formed in 1993. It grew out of influences from the redskin culture in England.

Anagrams

• drinkes, kinreds

Source: Wiktionary

---

Red"skin` (-skn`), n.

Definition: A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin. Cooper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins