Puncture-wallah
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who repairs punctured tyres. India
"[…] by the simple ploy of knocking on the door of his unsuspecting friend just when he was about to doze off for the post-prandial siesta, soliciting a paltry half-rupee to pay the puncture-wallah."
Example
More examples"[…] by the simple ploy of knocking on the door of his unsuspecting friend just when he was about to doze off for the post-prandial siesta, soliciting a paltry half-rupee to pay the puncture-wallah."
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