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🏈 An old team name 🎸 A British band
Redskins

Redskins

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A British punk band in the early 1980s that mixed music with socialist politics
  • proper noun
  • NSFW
: Redskins

Examples

  • But if you were going to hear music for Redskins, Oh, yeah, You, you, you would do, you know?

  • I've been a Redskins from day one.

    25,000 Miles to Glory (2015)

  • Go, Redskins, go!

    Sidekicks (1992)

  • The Redskins.

    The Gentlemen (2020)

  • The band Redskins gained popularity in the 1980s for their punk-infused music that championed socialist ideals.

  • As a member of the Redskins, I always appreciated their powerful lyrics about social justice.

  • Fans of the Redskins remember their energetic performances that addressed political issues through music.

Surface Forms

Redskins main

Morphology

Redskins = redskin (opaque) = red + skin + s

Although transparently formed from 'red' + 'skin' plus plural -s, the term functions as a racial slur and its meaning is not a straightforward literal description for learners.

Etymology

Redskins was the name of a British political punk band in the early 1980s; they borrowed a well-known but controversial U.S. team name to shock people and to show their political views, so the name was used as a bold public statement.