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Thanks for the clarification.Pikies are Irish gypsies.
One is supposed to call them Travellers, or the Travelling community.
They claim to be descended from the original inhabitants of Ireland, prior to the Celtic population, but that is complete lies and bullshit.
They are genetically indistinguishable.
They are not Romani, and Pikie is not used to refer to Romani.
Tinkers has been used to refer to both, but that was apparently due to both groups once having made a living by repairing pots and pans as they travelled.
Pikey can also mean a resident of a council estate, but this is only in certain British towns.
I need to watch Snatch again.