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Macaulay's children

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Indian people who hate and reject their native culture in favor of westernization. India, derogatory, ethnic, plural, plural-only, slang, slur

Etymology

From Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British politician who made English the language used by higher levels of formal education in India. The term refers to his views towards traditional Indian culture and the Hindu religion, which he described as stagnant and unfit for the modern world.

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