bandar log en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hindi बन्दर-लोग (bandar-log).
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) A nation of monkeys; hence, (figurative) a group of chattering people.
That is just what the Bandar Log overlook, when they jabber about the dreadful industrial upheaval that is coming with peace.
1917, Ian Hay, Carrying On:When she got to where they were she turned her face on the bander log and spoke.
1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Harper, published 2013, page 2:Men are blood-brothers of the Bandar-log.
1895, Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bander log | alternative | lexicographic |