What does squaw mean?
Squaw means (now offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman..
Squaw
/skwɔː/ · noun
Meaning
(now offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman..
Example Sentences
The Indian maids, of course, turned out to be a few fat old squaws who knew all about white men.
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- squaws
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The Indian maids, of course, turned out to be a few fat old squaws who knew all about white men.
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