English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
honest + injun, a dialectal or eye dialectal spelling of Indian.
Interjection[edit]
honest injun
- (US, humorous, dated, now offensive) A phrase used to emphasize the truth of something.
honest injun (plural honest injuns)
- (US, humorous, now offensive) An honest person.
References[edit]
- “honest injun” in The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005