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[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 63 points 4 days ago

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

[-] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 days ago

Sadly I assumed correctly

[-] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 26 points 3 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 3 points 3 days ago

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 days ago

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 days ago
[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 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 1 points 3 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

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

It is possible that there exist a few Indians with the name Pajeet, but it is definitely not a common name here. I've never met a Pajeet.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

So is the implication that all Indians think Mush is a hero?

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