• ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
    81·
    7 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