Phrase guide
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Used to inquire whether a person described as "Indian" is a Native American or from the Indian subcontinent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, offensive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
A reference to the bindi and the feathered war bonnet. First attested in a 1993 Vanity Fair article, where it is attributed to Gita Mehta.
