Chaddi
//t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Underwear, shorts, especially knickers. India
- 2 Male or female underpants. India
- 3 A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party. India, derogatory, slang
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Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī). The usage for members of the RSS is derived from the khaki shorts in their uniforms.
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