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• ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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  • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Tell ‘em Wikipedia and their five cited sources sent ya!

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    • k0e3@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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