Talk:Hun

Additional definitions

I am adding three definitions which got kicked out of Wikipedia. If you want to verify them here are the references:

Referring to Protestants:

• 'Hun scum' spray-paint attack on Masonic hall
• History of Sectarianism
• Young people are raising their eyes
• Glossary

Referring to Glasgow Rangers FC:

• Celtic fan wore T-shirt with sectarian message on UEFA Cup Final night, court told
• Rangers Book Sparks Bias Debate
• Hibs manager tackles critics
• Why this hun's on the run.

I am not sure if these are worth turning into proper citations. I am sure that these are nowhere near old enough to reach back to their initial coinage. --DanielRigal 22:18, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

The evidence is certainly clear that it's been used in a light hearted way to describe Rangers fans. Seems entirely consistent with sixteen websites which self cite the term by Rangers fans.[1][2][3][4][5][6] [7] [8] [9] [10][11] [12][13][14][15] [16] --Nedao.glasgow 11:21, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Nobody is disputing that it is used in this way however there are also a lot of people who find it offensive and it is clear that some people use it in an intentionally offensive way. We should not deny that both usages exist. I may add a note explaining this once I get the hang of the Wiktionary style. --DanielRigal 15:37, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

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Hun

Rfv-sense

1. {{slang|derogatory|UK|Ireland}} A Unionist. (added in this edit)
2. {{slang|derogatory|UK|Ireland}} A supporter of Scottish association football club Rangers F.C. (added in this edit)

The first meaning is more plausible than the second. - -sche (discuss) 04:36, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Some of the links on the talk page may be durably archived. - -sche (discuss) 04:40, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 22:04, 23 October 2011 (UTC)