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At this time, the term "Paki" was very much in mixed usage; it was often used as a slur. While it might seem likely that it would only be directed towards Pakistanis, it has also been directed at people of other South Asian backgrounds (mainly Indians and Bangladeshis) as well as people from other demographics who physically resemble South Asians.
The word comes from the greenlandic word "Qaqqamut" meaning "to the mountain, up the mountain", however, the danish people began to pick up the word as an aggressive slur, and used it against the greenlanders, and slowly, it became a slur against the more frequent Arab and Middle Eastern immigrants in Denmark.
(US) a racial term used to refer to Filipino guerillas during the Philippine–American War. The term came from gugo, the Tagalog name for Entada phaseoloides or the St. Thomas bean, the bark of which was used by Filipinas to shampoo their hair. The term was a predecessor to the term gook, a racial term used to refer to all Asian people. [70 ...
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The image has fuelled a row over whether the term is a racist slur as the now-axed ... Ms Brown is a Black woman and it has been argued that the case is another example of the judicial system ...
Self-referential racial term used by South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans) living in the US and UK. It's considered an offensive term if used by people outside the ethnic group. Dipper Derogatory name for a person of East Indian descent. Short for Dumb Indian Punjab. Ditsoon
The term is usually used in the Arab world and is used as an slur for slaves, which dates back to the Arab slave trade. In recent decades, usage of the word has become controversial due to its racist connotations and origins, particularly among the Arab diaspora .