"Pretendian" meaning in All languages combined

See Pretendian on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Pretendians [plural]
Etymology: Blend of pretend + Indian. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|pretend|Indian}} Blend of pretend + Indian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pretendian (plural Pretendians)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A person who falsely claims to have Native American or Indigenous Canadian ancestry. Wikipedia link: Pretendian Tags: derogatory, informal Synonyms: pretendian Related terms: fantasist, fantast
    Sense id: en-Pretendian-en-noun-ete81YTy Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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