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Without the accent over the u, dun is also a color. The Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "of a dull greyish-brown colour." Shakespeare used it in his Sonnet 130: "If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun."
Dun can also mean a valley in the himalayan foothills, such as Dehra Dun. Apparently the word has Scottish origins and was applied to Indian geography by soldiers of Scottish origin.
[edit] Slang Meaning
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Dun is a slang word used in the hip hop community. Example, Whatup Dun how you living? Dun is a new word that simply means son or dude. It was coined by mobb deep and is growing in popularity. Rumor states that the word came from a child that was mentally challenged that couldn't pronounce "son" so he mistakingly said "dun" and the word caught on. It also is popular in Queensboro for a lot of words are replaced with D. Some call it the dun language.
