• Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
    106·
    11 days ago

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

    • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
      111·
      10 days ago

      Ya gonna have to tell that to the people I have met with this name, sorry guys your name is not real!

        • k0e3@lemmy.ca
          21·
          10 days ago

          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.

          • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
            2·
            10 days ago

            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