babu
About 0.79 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- noun Originally, a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official.
- noun an archetypical Indian bureaucrat, perceived as being corrupt, lazy or arrogant.
Similar words
baboo abo abu abi abou baba papaji prabhu bapu bhabhi
Often followed by
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Word family
baboo baboos babus
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