Red Indian

noun

, Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.

Red Indian

noun

1. an old-fashioned name, now considered highly offensive, for Native American

Word History and Origins

Origin of Red Indian¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of Red Indian¹

see redskin

Example Sentences

I recognized the orange bursts of Butterfly Weeds and the tall red Indian Paintbrushes, but there were so many beautiful plants in the garden all I could do was smile with joy and serenity.

From Literature

In the end, Mr. Isozaki’s ideas remained mostly intact, and the museum opened in 1986 as a collection of galleries in bold red Indian sandstone lit by pyramid-shaped skylights.

From Washington Post

And it was from that process that emerged the museum we know today: a 98,000-square-foot compound of red Indian sandstone, capped by 11 pyramidal skylights and a barrel-vault library supported by a pair of pilotis.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Isozaki finally built the museum as a village of platonic solids clad in a richly textured red Indian sandstone, with large pyramidal skylights illuminating the serene galleries below.

From New York Times

“Americans prefer a magical red Indian, or a shaman, or a fake Indian in a red dress, over a real Native,” she writes in “The First Water Is the Body,” a piece that straddles the line between prose poem and lyric essay.

From New York Times