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Hun

The definition of a Hun is a savage, particularly one of the 4th and 5th century Asian invaders of Europe lead by Attila, or an endearing nickname people use for each other.

(noun)

1. An example of a hun is a destructive soldier. 2. An example of hun is what a man may call his wife.

See Hun in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a member of a warlike Asian people that, led by Attila and others, invaded E and central Europe in the 4th and 5th cent.
any savage or destructive person; vandal: term of contempt applied to German soldiers, esp. in WWI

Origin: OE Hune < LL Hunni (pl.) < native name > Chin Hiong-nu, Han

See Hun in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of a nomadic pastoralist people who invaded Europe in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. and were defeated in 455.
often hun A barbarous or destructive person.
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a German, especially a German soldier in World War I.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin Hunnī, the Huns

Origin: , from Turki Hunyü

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