bhapa
nounEtymology From Punjabi ਭਾਪਾ (bhāpā, “father, elder brother”). The term originated in the Potohari dialect of Punjabi spoken around Rawalpindi, and was brought to India by Sikhs, particularly of Khatri background, who fled the 1947 Rawalpindi massacres which occurred prior to Partition. This history continues to form the background of this word as used today.
7 senses
- 1a general pejorative term for Khatri Sikhs
- 2used by Jatt Sikhs to single out non-Jatts, especially…
- 3used by Sikhs to denigrate other Sikhs for excessive…
- 4denigrates Sikhs living in Delhi, often in combination…
- 5used by Hindus to taunt the victims of the 1984…
- 6used by Hindus to tarnish non-Khatri Sikhs as disloyal…
- 7used by Hindus as a catch-all anti-Sikh slur, but with…
› a slur, usually but not always casteist…
India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang a general pejorative term for Khatri Sikhs
India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang used by Jatt Sikhs to single out non-Jatts, especially Khatri Sikhs, usually out of a false sense of superiority
India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang used by Sikhs to denigrate other Sikhs for excessive loyalty to India (especially if they or their ancestors fled Pakistan during Partition) and friendliness with Hindus
India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang denigrates Sikhs living in Delhi, often in combination with the previous definition
India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang used by Hindus to taunt the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, mainly Sikhs from Delhi
India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang used by Hindus to tarnish non-Khatri Sikhs as disloyal to their caste due to their belief in Sikhi; usually accompanied by an accusation of Sikhi being a "Khatri cult" (referring to the background of the Sikh gurus): falsely alleging that non-Khatris were and still are being taken advantage of by others as a result of abandoning caste consciousness
India, North, South Asia, Derogatory, Offensive, Slang used by Hindus as a catch-all anti-Sikh slur, but with general casteist undertones unlike most other such slurs