Paki

American  

[pak-ee, pah-kee] / ˈpæk i, ˈpɑ ki /

noun

Chiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

• Pakis
  plural

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.

2. a contemptuous term used to refer to any emigrant to Britain from the Indian subcontinent.

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Paki British  

/ ˈpækɪ /

noun

1. a Pakistani or person of Pakistani descent

2. (loosely) a person from any part of the Indian subcontinent

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adjective

1. Pakistani or of Pakistani descent

2. (loosely) denoting a person from the Indian subcontinent

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Pakis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Paki

1960–65; by shortening, with i construed as -y ²

Example Sentences

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Paki

Paki Finau — UW’s four-star freshman offensive lineman — entered the transfer portal Tuesday, becoming the 25th Husky to do so this offseason.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

Hawaii’s government introduced the Aloha Spirit law in 1986, an effort inspired by Pilahi Paki, a Maui-born poet and philosopher who spoke of the aloha spirit at a 1970 conference on the islands’ future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

It was established by Pauahi Paki, the last royal descendant of the Kamehameha line, to promote the wellbeing of people of Hawaiian descent.

From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2023

And, speaking of the 2024 class, Robinson is just UW’s second verbal commit in the current recruiting cycle — joining four-star offensive lineman Paki Finau.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023

After that Sehinom Chabatu brought the tallest yellow pine from beyond Dau Paki Olel, stripped all the bark off, painted it white, black, and red.

From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Jeremiah Curtin