Short for Pakistani. Only Pakistanis can use this word, it's like the N-word. You dont say paki if you're not pakistani. End of. If you do, it's offensive just as if a white person would say the N-word.

1. A slang term to describe a Pakistani or one of Pakistani descent - used in an intentionally harmless manner **if** it's between non-Pakistanis or Pakistanis themselves.

2. In the UK at least, used to the person the word is a derogatory racist remark for anyone of South Asian appearance, even if they're say, Indian. Look at the description of Feltham for truth of how stupidly this word is used. Used by racist Neanderthal shitbags, many of whom frequent urbandictionary.com by the look of the utter drivel I've read in this section. It goes without saying they obviously need to go back to primary school. I know some need to integrate more into British culture, way of life etc. and there are a lot of dickheads, same as in any race/ethnic group but this is hardly going to encourage them. You get a lot of white people saying "When in Rome" etc but when you treat people like shit they will treat you like shit - go figure?

And the plan to deport those who were BORN here (OK if they were terror suspects but this includes everyone - even if they've never committed a crime in their life..) is a practical violation of human rights. Fortunately, to any people accessing this from outside the UK I'm glad to say people with the views above are in the minority.

3. A great Republic of Ireland and Celtic goalkeeper in the early '90s. Oops, sorry, that's PACKIE Bonner :-)

A white man writes

Can be referred as derogatory, offensive and racist.

A Pakistani or more generally, a person who is perceived to be a Pakistani often applied to persons of any South Asian or Middle Eastern origin or indeed immigrant. Although deriving from the word Pakistan ,Paki became offensive during the 1960s when used by british citizens to refer to immigrants in a racist manner.

This word is shortened down to from Pakistani to Paki (however, this word is usually generalised to mean anyone is from the middle east eg afgan, iraqi.)

This word is usually taken as an offence by muslims, although users of the word mean no harm, they just use the word to save shouting Pakistani and to save breath.

A word used against Pakistanis and Pakistanis only. This word is to not be said by anyone other than a Pakistani. No, this word isn’t for indians, bengalis, nepalis, etc..to say. end of discussion. And also it’s NOT short for Pakistani. Be respectful, use Pakistani. It’s literally not hard to say PAKISTANI. Show us some respect :)

A South Asian immigrant – often an entrepreneur or qualified professional (e.g. doctor, dentist, lawyer) – who works hard to pay their taxes into the British economy so that lazy, over-entitled, indigenous, white, "working" class individuals can claim those taxes in the form of state benefits to sustain a life of binge drinking, fast food consumption (mostly curries and kebabs, ironically) and watching television shows like 'The X Factor' and 'The Jeremy Kyle Show' while screaming racist profanities at the screen and feeding secondary smoke to their newborn babies.

A name for a person from Pakistan. Not racist.