chaddi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
Male or female underpants.
A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.

/t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/ /ˈt͡ʃʌ.di/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chaddi.wav

chaddi chaddis

Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī). The usage for members of the RSS is derived from the khaki shorts in their uniforms.

swayamsevak

chuddies

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