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    nzmaa@lemy.lol to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish ·
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    Bait or rtaration. Call it.

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    Bait or rtaration. Call it.

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    nzmaa@lemy.lol to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish ·
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      You probably don’t.

      I looked it up after not hearing the term before.

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      It’s a slur for South Asians. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pajeet

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        Sadly I assumed correctly

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        It’s actually a name. Pajeet is a genuine Hindu name. It’s a pejorative, in the same way “Paddy” is both an Irish name and used as a slur for Irish people.

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          According to the link above, and the Hindu American Foundation, it’s not a real name and is exclusively pejorative.

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

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                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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                  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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          It is possible that there exist a few Indians with the name Pajeet, but it is definitely not a common name here. I’ve never met a Pajeet.

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        So is the implication that all Indians think Mush is a hero?

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