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bhapa.

a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context:

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Meaning & usage

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  1. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context: a general pejorative term for Khatri Sikhs

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · offensive · slang
  2. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context: used by Jatt Sikhs to single out non-Jatts, especially Khatri Sikhs, usually out of a false sense of superiority

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · offensive · slang
  3. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context: used by Sikhs to denigrate other Sikhs for excessive loyalty to India (especially if they or their ancestors fled Pakistan during Partition) and friendliness with Hindus

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · offensive · slang
  4. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context: denigrates Sikhs living in Delhi, often in combination with the previous definition

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · offensive · slang
  5. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context: used by Hindus to taunt the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, mainly Sikhs from Delhi

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · offensive · slang
  6. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context: used by Hindus to tarnish non-Khatri Sikhs as disloyal to their caste due to their belief in Sikhi; usually accompanied by an accusation of Sikhi being a "Khatri cult" (referring to the background of the Sikh gurus): falsely alleging that non-Khatris were and still are being taken advantage of by others as a result of abandoning caste consciousness

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · offensive · slang
  7. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context: used by Hindus as a catch-all anti-Sikh slur, but with general casteist undertones unlike most other such slurs

    India · North · South-Asia · derogatory · offensive · slang
Where this word comes from

From Punjabi ਭਾਪਾ (bhāpā, “father, elder brother”). The term originated in the Potohari dialect of Punjabi spoken around Rawalpindi, and was brought to India by Sikhs, particularly of Khatri background, who fled the 1947 Rawalpindi massacres which occurred prior to Partition. This history continues to form the background of this word as used today.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.