Paki

paki p'aki ракӏ English Etymology Either a en Pakistani 1 or a en Pakistan 1. en Pak. Pronunciation en /ˈpæki/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Paki.wav Southern England en æki 2 Noun en offensive racial slur en UK Canada India A Pakistani. en UK Canada by extension Anyone whose origins are perceived to be from South Asia or the Indian subcontinent. en-US w:Nik Cohn England's New Teen Style Is Violence The New York Times 1970-03-29 https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/29/archives/pop-englands-new-teen-style-is-violence-englands-new-violent-teen.html 0362-4331 Their byword is Aggro (Aggravation) and their crucial enemies are hippies, homosexuals and Pakis (Pakistanis or Indians). 2006, Paragraph 2, DPP v Collins ([2006] 1 WLR 2223) In these telephone calls and recorded messages the respondent, who held strong views on immigration and asylum policy and the provision of public support to immigrants and applicants for asylum, ranted and shouted and made reference to "Wogs", "Pakis", "Black bastards" and "Niggers". en UK Irish en Paki shop. Usage notes Paki acquired offensive connotations in the 1960s when used by British tabloids to refer to subjects of former colonies in a derogatory and racist manner. In modern British usage Paki is typically a derogatory label referring to South Asians beyond Pakistan, including those from India, Afghanistan and elsewhere. To a lesser extent, it has also been applied to Arabs and others perceived to resemble South Asians. In recent times there has been a trend by second- and third-generation British Pakistanis to reclaim the word, so that it can be used between young British Pakistanis, but not by outsiders, even Indians and Bangladeshis. In other English-speaking countries such as the US, Paki is sometimes encountered as a term meant without offence (perhaps due to the mistaken belief that Pakistan derives its name from an ethnic group like other en -stan countries) – see for example US President George W. Bush's statement that he was "working hard to convince both the Indians and the Pakis". However, this risks causing considerable offence and should be avoided.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jan/09/usa.matthewengel Naive Bush slights Pakistanis with a short-cut Matthew Engel 2002-01-09 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20261023131045/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jan/09/usa.matthewengel 23 October 2026 Derived terms en Pakiland Paki-bashing Translations a Pakistani Chinese: Cantonese: yue 巴基躝癱 ethnic slur French: fr pakos m f ethnic slur, fr paki ethnic slur, fr pakpak m f ethnic slur Hindi: hi पाकी m pākī Japanese: ja パキ paki Norwegian: Bokmål: nb pakkis m Nynorsk: nn pakkis m Russian: rare ru пак m, rare, from English ru па́ки m f Adjective - en British Canada pejorative racial slur Pakistani, or perceived to be Pakistani. Derived terms en Paki shop Translations Pakistani Hindi: hi पाकी m pākī Russian: rare ru па́ковский References Anagrams en aikp Paik kipa pika French Etymology fr :bor en:Paki fr en Paki. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Paki.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Noun m fr ethnic slur en Paki offensive term for a Pakistani Turkish Noun tr noun tr often derogatory slang Pakistani