Pejorative term to describe indigenous-related peoples, especially those that commonly eat fry bread or sopapillas. Particularly refers to the Native Americans and Hispanic people from around Arizona and New Mexico, but also can refer to those in South
Dakota.
This term is similar to
beaner or rice eater, as a reference to a staple food being used to describe an ethnic group. It is also similar to the incorrect usage of the term
Mexican to describe indigenous-related peoples of the Southwest US.