• 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