Injunn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɪndʒ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈɪndʒən/

Forms: 1600s Ingin (North American), 1600s–1700s Ingen (North American), 1800s Injine, 1800s– Injun; also U.S. regional 1800s Ingin, 1800s Injunn, 1800s– Injin. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Indian adj. and n.

Etymology: Representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of Indian adj. and n.

colloquial (now offensive).

A. n.

1. Chiefly U.S. A North American Indian. Cf. Indian adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Amerindian > [noun]

Indian1553

American1568

Native Americana1628

native1636

American Native1648

American Indian1650

Injun1666

Canada Indian1688

red man1740

North American Indian1748

redskinc1769

buckskin1783

Red Indian1788

red1795

North American1825

copperhead1838

neechee1850

Lo1871

Amerind1899

Amerindian1899

1666 in B. D. Hicks Rec. N. & S. Hempstead, Long Island (1896) I. 228 The first purchecs from the ingins... The first bill of sall that was maed from the ingens to Mr. fordham and Mr. Carman.

1683 in S. A. Green Early Rec. Groton, Mass. (1880) 82 If aney ingins can proue a lagiall [= legal] titall.

1733 J. Magraw Let. 21 May in K. Miller et al. Irish Immigrants in Land of Canaan (2003) 145 Theres a good wheen of ingens about here.

1812 Col. J. Cocke in Salem Gaz. 28 Aug. 1/2 The people of Tenessee [sic.] is antious to have orders commanded out for us to march against the injuns on the Wabash.

1889 K. Munroe Golden Days of ’49 118 No more attention was paid to the shooting of an ‘Injun’ than if he were a coyote.

1924 I. Gershwin They don't make 'em that Way Anymore in R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics I. Gershwin (1993) 39/1 He was a chap who had the goods; He tracked the Injuns through the woods—And how they bit the dust when he got sore.

1990 M. Crow Dog & R. Erdoes Lakota Woman (1991) viii. 122 Wilson was expecting us. His heavily armed goons had been reinforced by a number of rednecks with Remingtons and Winchesters on gun racks behind their driver's seats, eager to bag themselves an Injun.

2012 E. M. Danforth Miseducation Cameron Post xiv. 311 ‘I don't want to be your sacred and mysterious Injun.’ ‘Well you already are,’ Jane said. ‘Put it in your peace pipe and smoke it.’ ‘That's outrageously offensive,’ he said, but then he smiled.

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2. honest Injun: see honest adj. and adv. Compounds 3.

B. adj.

Of or relating to North American Indians; designating a North American Indian. Cf. Indian adj. 2.With quots. 1911 and 1959, cf. Indian giving n., Indian giver n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1b(a).

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Amerindian > [adjective]

American1625

Pawnee1806

Injun1839

Pano1851

Muskogean1889

1839 New World 2 Nov. 4/3 The way she cood make injin cakes, and the way I wood slick 'em over with molasses and put 'em away, was nothin to nobody.

1869 B. Harte Luck of Roaring Camp 15 They're mighty rough on strangers, and they worship an Ingin baby.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xxxix. 276 ‘Heap’ is ‘Injun-English’ for ‘very much’.

1911 R. D. Saunders Col. Todhunter vii. 104 But you're sure about it, too, ain't you? She ain't doin' no Injun-givin' in your case?

1937 H. H. Langton in P. Campbell Trav. Interior Parts N. Amer. 71 The Wolverine..has long been extinct in the province [sc. Nova Scotia], where it is remembered as the ‘Injun devil’.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren viii. 134 In the United States such a child, who succumbs to the temptation of wanting back, is termed an ‘Injun-giver’.

1973 Nature 13 Apr. 485/2 The alternative to receipt of a reprint is a slog through hundreds of miles of Injun territory.

2001 H. Collins No Smoke viii. 127 The halfway hippies in Injun gear pass a reefer around below the cloud of smoke billowing overhead.

Phrases

P1. to play Injun: to act like a North American Indian; to avoid being seen or captured; (of children playing) to pretend to be North American Indians (also to play Injuns).

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1840 Daily Chron. & Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia) 13 Mar. ‘If I'm to play Injun to-night,’ sez I, ‘I'll do it according to my own notion.’

1895 North-Eastern Daily Gaz. 12 June We're playin' Injuns, an' this is our wigwam.

1918 C. E. Mulford Man from Bar-20 xiv. 140 So they're combin' th' country an' patrollin'. Hereafter an' henceforth I've got to play Injun for all I'm worth.

1998 J. Milne Alive & Kicking iii. 21 I was playing Injuns with Ralph Purnell again.

†P2. U.S. Injun here: used as an assurance of remaining true to one's principles.Obsolete. rare.With allusion to the story recounted in quot. 1863.

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1863 Daily Age (Philadelphia) 4 Dec. An old Indian having strayed from his wigwam, found himself lost... After looking about into strange ‘lodges’ here and there, the Indian exclaimed in dismay, ‘Injun lost!’ but recovering himself..continued, drawing himself up: ‘No—Injun no lost—wigwam lost—(and striking his breast) Injun here!’ So with the wandering Democrats—they are unwilling to acknowledge they have strayed from the party—it is the party that is lost.]

1873 Cincinnati Enquirer 26 Nov. 4/1 Bishop Cummins and his dissenters..claim that the Episcopal Church has gone off and left them. ‘Injun here; wigwam lost!’

1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 484/1 Injun here! (American), a phrase often used jocosely when a man asserts that he has remained true to his principles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	injun
释义	Injunn.adj. Brit. /ˈɪndʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈɪndʒən/ Forms: 1600s Ingin (North American), 1600s–1700s Ingen (North American), 1800s Injine, 1800s– Injun; also U.S. regional 1800s Ingin, 1800s Injunn, 1800s– Injin. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Indian adj. and n. Etymology: Representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of Indian adj. and n. colloquial (now offensive). A. n. 1. Chiefly U.S. A North American Indian. Cf. Indian adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Amerindian > [noun] Indian1553 American1568 Native Americana1628 native1636 American Native1648 American Indian1650 Injun1666 Canada Indian1688 red man1740 North American Indian1748 redskinc1769 buckskin1783 Red Indian1788 red1795 North American1825 copperhead1838 neechee1850 Lo1871 Amerind1899 Amerindian1899 1666 in B. D. Hicks Rec. N. & S. Hempstead, Long Island (1896) I. 228 The first purchecs from the ingins... The first bill of sall that was maed from the ingens to Mr. fordham and Mr. Carman. 1683 in S. A. Green Early Rec. Groton, Mass. (1880) 82 If aney ingins can proue a lagiall [= legal] titall. 1733 J. Magraw Let. 21 May in K. Miller et al. Irish Immigrants in Land of Canaan (2003) 145 Theres a good wheen of ingens about here. 1812 Col. J. Cocke in Salem Gaz. 28 Aug. 1/2 The people of Tenessee [sic.] is antious to have orders commanded out for us to march against the injuns on the Wabash. 1889 K. Munroe Golden Days of ’49 118 No more attention was paid to the shooting of an ‘Injun’ than if he were a coyote. 1924 I. Gershwin They don't make 'em that Way Anymore in R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics I. Gershwin (1993) 39/1 He was a chap who had the goods; He tracked the Injuns through the woods—And how they bit the dust when he got sore. 1990 M. Crow Dog & R. Erdoes Lakota Woman (1991) viii. 122 Wilson was expecting us. His heavily armed goons had been reinforced by a number of rednecks with Remingtons and Winchesters on gun racks behind their driver's seats, eager to bag themselves an Injun. 2012 E. M. Danforth Miseducation Cameron Post xiv. 311 ‘I don't want to be your sacred and mysterious Injun.’ ‘Well you already are,’ Jane said. ‘Put it in your peace pipe and smoke it.’ ‘That's outrageously offensive,’ he said, but then he smiled. Categories » 2. honest Injun: see honest adj. and adv. Compounds 3. B. adj. Of or relating to North American Indians; designating a North American Indian. Cf. Indian adj. 2.With quots. 1911 and 1959, cf. Indian giving n., Indian giver n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1b(a). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Amerindian > [adjective] American1625 Pawnee1806 Injun1839 Pano1851 Muskogean1889 1839 New World 2 Nov. 4/3 The way she cood make injin cakes, and the way I wood slick 'em over with molasses and put 'em away, was nothin to nobody. 1869 B. Harte Luck of Roaring Camp 15 They're mighty rough on strangers, and they worship an Ingin baby. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xxxix. 276 ‘Heap’ is ‘Injun-English’ for ‘very much’. 1911 R. D. Saunders Col. Todhunter vii. 104 But you're sure about it, too, ain't you? She ain't doin' no Injun-givin' in your case? 1937 H. H. Langton in P. Campbell Trav. Interior Parts N. Amer. 71 The Wolverine..has long been extinct in the province [sc. Nova Scotia], where it is remembered as the ‘Injun devil’. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren viii. 134 In the United States such a child, who succumbs to the temptation of wanting back, is termed an ‘Injun-giver’. 1973 Nature 13 Apr. 485/2 The alternative to receipt of a reprint is a slog through hundreds of miles of Injun territory. 2001 H. Collins No Smoke viii. 127 The halfway hippies in Injun gear pass a reefer around below the cloud of smoke billowing overhead. Phrases P1. to play Injun: to act like a North American Indian; to avoid being seen or captured; (of children playing) to pretend to be North American Indians (also to play Injuns). ΚΠ 1840 Daily Chron. & Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia) 13 Mar. ‘If I'm to play Injun to-night,’ sez I, ‘I'll do it according to my own notion.’ 1895 North-Eastern Daily Gaz. 12 June We're playin' Injuns, an' this is our wigwam. 1918 C. E. Mulford Man from Bar-20 xiv. 140 So they're combin' th' country an' patrollin'. Hereafter an' henceforth I've got to play Injun for all I'm worth. 1998 J. Milne Alive & Kicking iii. 21 I was playing Injuns with Ralph Purnell again. †P2. U.S. Injun here: used as an assurance of remaining true to one's principles.Obsolete. rare.With allusion to the story recounted in quot. 1863. ΚΠ 1863 Daily Age (Philadelphia) 4 Dec. An old Indian having strayed from his wigwam, found himself lost... After looking about into strange ‘lodges’ here and there, the Indian exclaimed in dismay, ‘Injun lost!’ but recovering himself..continued, drawing himself up: ‘No—Injun no lost—wigwam lost—(and striking his breast) Injun here!’ So with the wandering Democrats—they are unwilling to acknowledge they have strayed from the party—it is the party that is lost.] 1873 Cincinnati Enquirer 26 Nov. 4/1 Bishop Cummins and his dissenters..claim that the Episcopal Church has gone off and left them. ‘Injun here; wigwam lost!’ 1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 484/1 Injun here! (American), a phrase often used jocosely when a man asserts that he has remained true to his principles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1666
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