Hun

Hun
[[t]hʌn[/t]]
n.
1) peo anh a member of a pastoral people of the Eurasian steppes, who in the late 4th century a.d. began a course of alternating conflict and alliance with their Iranian and Germanic neighbors and the Roman Empire: they reached the height of their power in Europe under Attila in the 5th century, and then disappeared from history
2) sts (often l.c.) a barbarous, destructive person; vandal
3) off Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a) (a contemptuous term used to refer to a German soldier in World War I or II.)
b) (a contemptuous term used to refer to a German.)
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Etymology: bef. 900; sing. of Huns, OE Hūnas; akin to LL Hunnī usage: The meanings represented by definitions3aand3b, though appearing mostly in historical contexts, are used with disparaging intent and are perceived as highly insulting, since the Germans are likened to the barbarous, warlike, destructive Huns of the 4th and 5th centuries.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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