Qui-hi

intj, noun, slang

intj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Anglo-Indian in Bengal. India, colloquial, historical

    "[…] would find themselves at Galle regarded as interlopers by the Bengal "qui-his," as they are called, or high and mighty Anglo-Indians."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of qui-hi. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Alternative form of qui-hi. alt-of, alternative
Intj
  1. 1
    An Anglo-Indian call for a servant. India, historical

    "That he had seen service in India was, indeed, probable by his referring to lunch as tiffin, and calling to his parlourmaid with the ejaculation of “Qui-hi.”"

Example

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"That he had seen service in India was, indeed, probable by his referring to lunch as tiffin, and calling to his parlourmaid with the ejaculation of “Qui-hi.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कोई है (koī hai, “is anyone there?”).

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