• BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world
    251·
    7 days 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.

    • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
      95·
      7 days ago

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

      • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
        81·
        6 days ago

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

          • k0e3@lemmy.ca
            21·
            6 days 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
              11·
              6 days 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