red·skin (r d sk n )n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Native American. |
redskin [ˈrɛdˌskɪn]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) an informal name, now considered offensive, for an American Indian
[so called because one particular tribe, the now extinct Beothuks of Newfoundland, painted themselves with red ochre]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Redskin - (slang) offensive term for Native Americansjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived |
Translations
redskin [ˈrɛdskɪn] n (offensive) → Peau-Rouge mf
Red Square n (in Moscow) → place f Rouge
red squirrel n → écureuil m roux
red tape n → bureaucratie f tatillonne, paperasserie f
red-top [ˈrɛdtɒp] n (British) (= tabloid newspaper) → tabloïd m
Red Square n (in Moscow) → place f Rouge
red squirrel n → écureuil m roux
red tape n → bureaucratie f tatillonne, paperasserie f
red-top [ˈrɛdtɒp] n (British) (= tabloid newspaper) → tabloïd m
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