cajun

C3A1J8U1N1
/ˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/

noun

A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine.

“Damn Cajuns! They're all a bunch of lazy coonasses!”

Similar
coonass
OriginAcadian French Cadien →
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Meanings

cajun1

adjective
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Cajun.

    MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Great country, cajun, and swing music to listen to and dance to.

    2009 January 29, “Other music”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2008

Cajun2

nounCajun (plural Cajuns)

plural Cajuns · alternative Cadien · alternative Cajin · alternative Cadjin · alternative Cagin

  1. A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine.
  2. datedethnicslurAny uneducated, poor Francophone in French Louisiana.

    Damn Cajuns! They're all a bunch of lazy coonasses!

    Synonyms: coonass

adjectiveCajun (not comparable)

alternative Cadien · alternative Cajin · alternative Cadjin · alternative Cagin

  1. not comparableRelating to the Cajun people or their culture.
  2. not comparableOf spicy food prepared in the style of the Cajun cuisine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny uneducated, poor Francophone in French Louisiana.

Similar
coonass
Also see
coonass

Origin

  1. Acadian FrenchCadien
  2. EnglishCajun

An Anglicization of the Acadian French Cadien (itself an aphetic form of Acadien (“Acadian”)), reflecting the palatalization of /dj/ to /d͡ʒ/ in the Acadian dialect.

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Translations

French Cadien, Cadjin
  • Cadienethnic slur
  • Cadjinethnic slur
  • Cadienneethnic slur
  • Cadjinneethnic slur
  • Cadienperson
  • Cadjinperson
  • Cadienneperson
  • Cadjinneperson
  • cadienof or relating to the Cajun people
  • cadjinof or relating to the Cajun people
Polish Cajun, Cajun
  • Cajunethnic slur
  • Cajunperson
  • cajuńskiof or relating to the Cajun people

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cajun

contagionbajan
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Cite this entry
APA

cajun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cajun

MLA

“cajun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cajun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cajun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cajun.

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