Dictionary

Paki en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpæki/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Canada, UK, derogatory, ethnic, not-comparable, offensive, slur) Pakistani, or perceived to be Pakistani.

Deriveds

Paki shop

Translations (2)

hi पाकी (Pakistani) · ru па́ковский (Pakistani)

Paki en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpæki/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.
   • 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)
   • 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:
3. (Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, ethnic, offensive, slur) Ellipsis of Paki shop.
   alt of Paki shop

Forms

Deriveds

Paki-bashing · Pakiland

Translations (10)

nn pakkis (a Pakistani) · ja パキ (a Pakistani) · nb pakkis (a Pakistani) · ru пак (a Pakistani) · hi पाकी (a Pakistani) · fr pakpak (a Pakistani) · ru па́ки (a Pakistani) · yue 巴基躝癱 /巴基𨅬瘫 (a Pakistani) · fr paki (a Pakistani) · fr pakos (a Pakistani)