• @k0e3@lemmy.ca
        3•1 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
          2•1 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