1. US a dated or offensive informal word for (American) Indian
2. honest Injun
Indian in British English
(ˈɪndɪən)
noun
1.
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of the Republic of India
2. old-fashioned
a Native American
3. (not in scholarly usage)
any of the languages of the Native Americans
adjective
4.
of, relating to, or characteristic of India, its inhabitants, or any of their languages
5. (Not in scholarly usage)
of, relating to, or characteristic of Native Americans or any of their languages
▶ USAGE See note at American Indian
Injun in American English
(ˈindʒən)
noun
offensive
a Native American
Word origin
[1805–15; var. of indian, with assibilated d; cf. cajun]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, backlash, diminishing returns, polarization