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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who keeps bluffing or does empty boasting India, neologism, offensive
2. 2
   A person who makes false promises broadly

Proper Noun

1. 1
   (derogatory, India) India, derogatory, empty-gloss, no-gloss

Synonyms

All synonyms

bluffboasterbraggart

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi फेंकू (phẽkū), from फेंकना (phẽknā, “to throw”).

Etymology 2

See feku.

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