• @BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world
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    291 month ago

    It’s actually a name. Pajeet is a genuine Hindu name. It’s a pejorative, in the same way “Paddy” is both an Irish name and used as a slur for Irish people.

          • @k0e3@lemmy.ca
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            31 month ago

            From the wiki:

            The implication makes fun of a typical Indian male’s name.

            Doesn’t say it’s not a real name though. Neither does the screen cap of the tweet.

            • @Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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              21 month ago

              And what does it say right above that?

              An invented term for a South Asian person.

              And from CubitOom’s link:

              An invented Indian-sounding given name

              And from the sources cited on Wikipedia:

              a derogatory made-up Indian name originating on 4chan in 2015

              First seen on 4Chan, The term “pajeet” is an ethnic slur, coined as a derisive imitation of Indian names