Etymology

Porkistan

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Today it means: Derogatory name for Pakistan: a country in South Asia. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of pork + Pakistan. Consumption of pork is forbidden in Islam, Pakistan’s predominant and official religion. By surface analysis, pork + -istan.

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