Paki

[ pak-ee, pah-kee ]

noun,plural Pak·is.Chiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.
a contemptuous term used to refer to any emigrant to Britain from the Indian subcontinent.

Origin of Paki

1960–65; by shortening, with i construed as -y²

Words Nearby Paki

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How to use Paki in a sentence

Bernice Pauahi was the daughter of the high chief Paki and the high chieftainess Konia.
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British Dictionary definitions for Paki

Paki

/ (ˈpækɪ) British slang, offensive /

nounplural Pakis

a Pakistani or person of Pakistani descent
(loosely) a person from any part of the Indian subcontinent

adjective

Pakistani or of Pakistani descent
(loosely) denoting a person from the Indian subcontinent

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