Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Native American.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A Red Indian; a North American Indian.
Wiktionary
- n. pejorative, politically incorrect, ethnic slur An American Indian, Red Indian.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin. It is now considered pejorative by some persons of North American Indian heritage.
- n. (Football) A member of the Washington Redskins, a football team.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
Etymologies
- From the reddish skin colour of American Indians. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Colonists used scalping to prove they had killed an Indian for bounty which is where the term "redskin" came from - and why they deem the Washingon Redskins so negatively”
“Probably becuase the term redskin has nothing to do with skin color but rather the red buckskin worn by indian warriors before going to battle??”
“34 Their media guide—on page 272, no less—reads that “the term redskin... was inspired not by their natural complexion but by their fondness for vermillion makeup.””
“The name redskin was never intended to be a word to honor Native Americans.”
“We didn't view the name redskin as a negative thing - although I can understand the term would be considered offensive.”
“What the Redskins are all about is the tradition of the Redskins, fighting for old D.C., fighting for victory, the terminology 'redskin' is not meant to be offensive whatsoever, and to compare that is silly.”
The Huffington Post: Dan Snyder Mounts Charm Offensive Many Years Too Late
“Let me substitute the word "redskin" for the word "black skin" from one paragraph in Kelley's commentary.”
Tim Giago: Racism Against Native Americans Must Be Addressed
“However, the occasional appearance of a "redskin," or a minstrel Uncle Sam with blacked face and long, nappy, fake dreds pouring out of his stovepipe hat complicated that claim, as did portraits of Obama in whiteface with large, red lips.”
Professor Radical Goes To Washington To Preview The Apocalypse
“The "redskin" word is equivalent to the "n" word or other racial slurs that you ` ll see in Random House Dictionary.”
“Almost the only things coveted by the "redskin" from the "paleface," were his arms, his trinkets, and his "firewater.”
Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘redskin’.
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EN - xenophobic terms
Alle Menschen werden Brüder - sooner or later? Derogatory terms for anybody different.
abe, anchor baby, ann, ape, apple, asian nigger, aunt jemima , aunt jane, aunt mary, aunt sally, banana, beaner and 315 more...
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red phrases /words
how red is used
red bag, red ant, red-armed, red ale, red alert, red alder, on red, red adder, in red, in the red, bushy red mint, California red scale and 764 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Reds
Inspired by hernesheir's Greens list.
blood red, red, red-backed, redbait, red-bellied, redbird, red-blooded, redbreast, red-breasted, redbrick, red-brown, redbud and 51 more...
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Name-Calling Humans
Terms of human exceptionalism, exclusivity, and 'types of'.
cablinasian, goyim, shiksa, gweilo, gaijin, banana, nigger, abc, fob, twinkie, oreo, ching chong and 48 more...
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ethnic slurs
Different ways people insult people of other ethnic origins.
kike, nigger, nig, mick, polack, wetback, honky, jap, paki, towelhead, chink, coon and 24 more...
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