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[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 40 points 3 weeks ago (17 children)

Do I even want to know what a pajeet is?

[–] CubitOom 63 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

You probably don't.

I looked it up after not hearing the term before.

Tap for spoilerIt's a slur for South Asians. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pajeet

[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

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.

[–] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

According to the link above, and the Hindu American Foundation, it’s not a real name and is exclusively pejorative.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ya gonna have to tell that to the people I have met with this name, sorry guys your name is not real!

[–] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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 1 points 2 weeks 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

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