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Paki

[ pak-ee, pah-kee ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
, plural Pak·is.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.
  2. a contemptuous term used to refer to any emigrant to Britain from the Indian subcontinent.


Paki

/ ˈpækɪ /

noun

  1. a Pakistani or person of Pakistani descent
  2. (loosely) a person from any part of the Indian subcontinent


adjective

  1. Pakistani or of Pakistani descent
  2. (loosely) denoting a person from the Indian subcontinent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Paki1

1960–65; by shortening, with i construed as -y 2

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Example Sentences

Bernice Pauahi was the daughter of the high chief Paki and the high chieftainess Konia.

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