bhapa

plural bhapas · plural bhape · alternative bhappa · alternative bhappe · alternative bhaapa · alternative bhaape

1. a slur, usually but not always casteist, which emerged after Partition and has different connotations depending on the speaker and the context:
   1. IndiaNorthSouth Asiaderogatoryoffensiveslanga general pejorative term for Khatri Sikhs
   2. IndiaNorthSouth Asiaderogatoryoffensiveslangused by Jatt Sikhs to single out non-Jatts, especially Khatri Sikhs, usually out of a false sense of superiority
   3. IndiaNorthSouth Asiaderogatoryoffensiveslangused 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
   4. IndiaNorthSouth Asiaderogatoryoffensiveslangdenigrates Sikhs living in Delhi, often in combination with the previous definition
   5. IndiaNorthSouth Asiaderogatoryoffensiveslangused by Hindus to taunt the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, mainly Sikhs from Delhi
   6. IndiaNorthSouth Asiaderogatoryoffensiveslangused 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
   7. IndiaNorthSouth Asiaderogatoryoffensiveslangused by Hindus as a catch-all anti-Sikh slur, but with general casteist undertones unlike most other such slurs