Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
  • noun Often used as a form of address for one who has made such a pilgrimage.
  • noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an Arab or Muslim.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who has made a journey to Mecca; Same as hadji.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of hajji.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Persian ḥājī, from Arabic ḥājj, pilgrim, active participle of ḥajja, to perform the Meccan pilgrimage; see ḥgg in Semitic roots.]

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Examples

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  • The days when a kid born to a mother 40 or older was dubbed a haji kakikko, or a shameful child, are over.

    JAPAN: Bucking the Baby Bust 2007

  • FInally, the senior NCO said that the private's rifle was also something else; that because of the biblical quote on the ACOG gunsight it had been "spiritually transformed into the Fire Arm of Jesus Christ" and that we would be expected to kill every "haji" we could find with it.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • FInally, the senior NCO said that the private's rifle was also something else; that because of the biblical quote on the ACOG gunsight it had been "spiritually transformed into the Fire Arm of Jesus Christ" and that we would be expected to kill every "haji" we could find with it.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • FInally, the senior NCO said that the private's rifle was also something else; that because of the biblical quote on the ACOG gunsight it had been "spiritually transformed into the Fire Arm of Jesus Christ" and that we would be expected to kill every "haji" we could find with it.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

  • Her sad lot is contrasted with that of her wealthy neighbor, who goes just out of habit, and a businessman who aspires to become mayor and goes only to get the title of "haji" for political expediency.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2009

  • They are eager "to get some," to pay "haji" back for the car bombs and IED's (improvised explosive devices) that have killed or maimed so many of their brother "Devil Dogs."

    Marine Corps Moms 2008

  • The wars themselves are being fought against people who we are referring to as 'haji's', 'towel-heads,' and 'sand niggers.'

    OpEdNews 2010

  • Early last year, after six hard months soldiering in Afghanistan, a group of American infantrymen reached a momentous decision: It was finally time to kill a haji.

    The Kill Team The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Early last year, after six hard months soldiering in Afghanistan, a group of American infantrymen reached a momentous decision: It was finally time to kill a haji.

    The Kill Team The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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