Descriptive term used interchangably until recently to describe two different groups of people:
1) East Indians; origin of India
2) Native Americans; origin of North America.
While Indian is still an apt descriptive term of those who hail from the country India it is best avoided when used to refer to those who originated in North America. Some consider it to be politically incorrect but the bigger issue is probably the tendency for misunderstanding and confusion in our modern global society.
1) East Indians; origin of India
2) Native Americans; origin of North America.
While Indian is still an apt descriptive term of those who hail from the country India it is best avoided when used to refer to those who originated in North America. Some consider it to be politically incorrect but the bigger issue is probably the tendency for misunderstanding and confusion in our modern global society.
by Erin French August 28, 2005
Get the Indian mug.(n.) Used to distinguish an Indian that lives on a reservation on the US (Native American), from a 7/11 Indian which comes from India or somewhere in the Middle East.
John - Dude, i just met this HOT Indian.
Ben - That's cool.. wait, was she a 7/11 Indian or a Casino Indian?
John - A Casino Indian.
Ben - OK.
Ben - That's cool.. wait, was she a 7/11 Indian or a Casino Indian?
John - A Casino Indian.
Ben - OK.
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A state in the center of the Mid-West known for it's corn.
The people of Indiana, known as Hoosiers, are stereotyped as Hicks. However, most of us hoosiers act just like regular people (at least in central Indiana, I'm pretty sure you'll find some Hicks in Northern and Sounthern Indiana). We're very important for most of the country's popcorn comes from us, we have one of the world's best children hospital and we have an incredible art museum. Most people on Urban Dictionary say this but they insist that all the hicks are from Kentucky, those people are hypocrites for insisting that their stereotype is false by stereotyping another type of people.
The people of Indiana, known as Hoosiers, are stereotyped as Hicks. However, most of us hoosiers act just like regular people (at least in central Indiana, I'm pretty sure you'll find some Hicks in Northern and Sounthern Indiana). We're very important for most of the country's popcorn comes from us, we have one of the world's best children hospital and we have an incredible art museum. Most people on Urban Dictionary say this but they insist that all the hicks are from Kentucky, those people are hypocrites for insisting that their stereotype is false by stereotyping another type of people.
by It'sAsh June 14, 2009
Get the Indiana mug.When you go down on a girl who's on the rag then leap up with your face covered in her menstrual fluid and let out a savage cry.
Girl: I was having my period, but I let him go down on me anyway. All of a sudden he jumped up and screamed. He looked like a crazy indian!
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Get the crazy indian mug.A time schedule used by people from India that generally runs between a half hour to an hour behind the general accepted time of the area. Often this frustrates or annoys other people not on the SIT schedule. It also be abreviated as SIT.
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