Paki

noun, adj — 4 senses

Paki

noun

/ˈpæki/

Etymology Either a clipping of Pakistani or a back-formation from Pakistan. Doublet of Pak.

1

Canada, India, UK, Ethnic, Offensive, Slur A Pakistani.

2

Canada, UK, Broadly, Ethnic, Offensive, Slur Anyone whose origins are perceived to be from South Asia or the Indian subcontinent.

Their byword is Aggro (Aggravation) and their crucial enemies are hippies, homosexuals and Pakis (Pakistanis or Indians).1970 March 29, Nik Cohn, “England's New Teen Style Is Violence”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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".2006, Paragraph 2, DPP v Collins ([2006] 1 WLR 2223)

3

Ireland, UK, Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Ethnic, Offensive, Slur Ellipsis of Paki shop.

Derived terms: Paki-bashing, Pakiland

Paki

adj

Etymology Either a clipping of Pakistani or a back-formation from Pakistan. Doublet of Pak.

1

Canada, UK, Derogatory, Ethnic, Offensive, Slur Pakistani, or perceived to be Pakistani.

Derived terms: Paki shop

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