Saturday, June 12, 2010

Paki girls or Pakistani girls?

What is a Paki girl? Well, generally speaking, “Paki girl” can refer to a Pakistani girl, or in the wider globalized sense, to a “desi girl” of any South Asian nationality.

Paki can also be used to refer to South Asian people of any origin, and is sometimes considered a derogatory term. However, as language has evolved, so has usage, and Paki is now often used as slang by Pakistanis and Asians to refer to South Asian people. For example, until recently “Paki” was considered an offensive term to South Asian Britons in the UK.

This may be changing. The phrase “Paki girls” is usually used in a wider sense, and is now most commonly used as a short reference to Pakistani girls. Like desi, Paki is now also a commonly used word among the worldwide South Asian communities, even among the non-Pakistani desi diasporas.

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