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Wallah

//ˈwɑːlə// adv, intj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath not-comparable
Intj
  1. 1
    Alternative form of voilà. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
Noun
  1. 1
    A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah. India, North

    "Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas."

  2. 2
    usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of competition wallah. India, North, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
  4. 4
    A guy or bloke. British, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).

Etymology 3

A corruption of voilà.

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