Shahbagi en · NOUN
Etymology
From Bengali শাহবাগী (śahbagī), from Bengali শাহবাগ (śahobag), a locality in Dhaka, Bangladesh that was home to the 2013 Shahbag protests.
Meanings
- (Bangladesh, derogatory, slang) A liberal or a leftist; in Bangladeshi politics, one who favours a secular society
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(Bangladesh, derogatory, slang) An ardent left-wing netizen, especially an atheist or Islamophobe
What happens if Shahbagi eats biryani, I can't control my greed when I see Jafar Iqbal Sir's book.
2021 July 11, Emily Anderson, Speed of the Wind, Emily Books House:...entire villages could serve as witnesses. As a Shahbagi noted,...
2016 January 29, Navine Murshid, “The genocide of 1971 and the politics of justice”, in Ali Riaz, editor, Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh, Routledge, →ISBN, page 56; republished as Sajjadur Rahman, Mohammad, editor, (Please provide a date or year):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahbagis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |