chaddi
chaddi · chaddis
Underwear, shorts, especially knickersUnderwear, shorts, especially knickers.
US/ˈt͡ʃʌ.di/
Meaning
3 senses(India)Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
(India)Male or female underpants.
(India, derogatory, slang)A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh; by extension, a member or supporter of an organisation associated or affliated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī, “underwear”), or even directly from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ (caḍḍī,Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī, “underwear”), or even directly from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ (caḍḍī, “underwear”) from Sanskrit छद्दी (chaddī), from छद् (chad, “to cover”). The political sense derives from the iconic khaki coloured shorts worn as part of uniform of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which replaced them with brown trousers in the year 2016.
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