Hadji

For instance, Mike Totten, speaking at the 2008 Winter Soldier hearings in Washington, D.C., discussed how the Army twisted the word "hadji," which means an Islamic religious pilgrim, into the "gook" stand-in of the Iraq war. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Adding to the tenderness of this song, which, according to Marine Times, the high command has apparently forbidden Belile to record, is the fact that "hadji" is a racist term, the new slur for Arabs and Muslims, Iraq war vet Aiden Delgado explained on blackcommentator. com. ❋ Unknown (2006)

At daybreak on the morning of departure the charvadars wake us up by pounding on the outer gate and shouting "hadji" to Abdul Abdul lets them in, and the next hour passes in violent and wordy disputation among them as they load up their horses. ❋ Thomas Stevens (1894)

The Arabs are especially fond of relics; thus, upon the return from a pilgrimage to Mecca, the "hadji" or pilgrim is certain to have purchased from some religious Faky of the sacred shrine either a few square inches of cloth, or some such trifle, that belonged to the prophet Mahomet. ❋ Samuel White Baker (1857)

He was finally even cashiered out of Graywolf for shooting a surrendering hadji on CNN, a bad career move if ever there was one; now he had another client, less picky about certain moral distinctions. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2010)

A hadji is someone who takes a pilgrimage to Mecca. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems hadji  is testing the "new unit" he sees patrolling now. ❋ Unknown (2007)

One wonders if the hadji spelling was intended to keep people from using /ʒ/. ❋ Unknown (2005)

An old Bugis hadji regularly takes an evening stroll in all the dignity of flowing green silk robe and gay turban, followed by two small boys carrying his sirih and betel boxes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Arsenic had certainly been put into his rice; but as the servants endeavored to point suspicion on this hadji, and as I learned, at the same time, that they did not agree with the old man, I cleared him in my own mind, and rather leaned to the opinion of Mia having placed the arsenic in the plate himself, for the express purpose of accusing the hadji. ❋ Henry Keppel (N/A)

Macota's followers on a Chinese hadji, a converted Mohammedan. ❋ Henry Keppel (N/A)

The beating and attempt at drowning were certain, for the Chinese hadji was so ill for several days under my care, that he was in considerable danger. ❋ Henry Keppel (N/A)

The Chinese hadji, whom I had protected, continued to reside with my servants, till one evening we were alarmed at an attempt to poison my interpreter, a native of the name of Mia. ❋ Henry Keppel (N/A)

_ -- I will say nothing of my works at Suntah, except that they run away with my money, are badly conducted by my Chinese hadji, and, above all, that I have great reason to suspect the integrity and steadiness of this said hadji. ❋ Henry Keppel (N/A)

The hadji would calm his listeners and tell them to get ready, but be still and await the sign. ❋ Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 (1914)