honest injun

== English == === Alternative forms === honest Indian === Etymology === From honest +‎ injun, a dialectal or eye dialectal spelling of Indian. === Pronunciation === === Interjection === honest injun (US, dated, colloquial, humorous, now offensive) Used to emphasize the truth of something. === Noun === honest injun (plural honest injuns) (US, dated, colloquial, humorous, now offensive) An honest person. === References === Elizabeth J. Jewell, Frank Abate, Erin McKean, editors (2005), “honest injun”, in The New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.