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Pakis
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pakis pāķis
English
Pronunciation
en en-au-Pakis.ogg AU
Noun
en noun form
en Paki
Proper noun
en proper noun p plural only
en Australia India The Pakistan cricket team.
en 1999 Outlook 5 12-24 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KzVWAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Pakis%22+australia+OR+cricket+-intitle:%22painting%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Pakis%22+australia+OR+cricket+-intitle:%22painting%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n3zLT7qUCayRiQfY5_mzBg&redir_esc=y 258 But I′d rather remember the batsmanship of the Pakis.
Usage notes
Pakistani cricket team A diminutive associated with sport rivalry that lacks the derogatory and racist overtones of en Paki in British usage.
Anagrams
en aikps spaik Psaki Paiks pikas kipas Sipka
en pluralia tantum