Pretendian
English
Etymology
Blend of pretend + Indian
Noun
Pretendian (plural Pretendians)
- (informal, derogatory) A person who falsely claims to have Native American ancestry.
- 2016, MaryJanice Davidson, Danger, Sweetheart, page 104:
- Natalie waited, expecting the usual white platitude, It's okay; I'm one-sixteenth Cherokee myself, or perhaps a dose of American Indian Princess Syndrome, or an acknowledgment of the glut of Pretendians of late.
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