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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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