gandu
gandu noun: an arsehole, an idiot.
Noun (1)
gandu (plural gandus)
- An arsehole, an idiot.
- She was almost nice, or trying to be. But that Khushaal. What a gandu! A real ass!2011, Farzana Doctor, Six Metres of Pavement, page 358
- See—a gandu, nothing more, just like I said. Surely if it were a plot, they'd send a proper man.2013, Manil Suri, The City of Devi, page 327
- Someone who takes the passive role in anal sex.
- He is less likely to be considered a gandu (since presumably he can satisfy himself carnally at will with his wife).1997, Hasan Mujtaba, Stephen O. Murray, Will Roscoe, Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History, and Literature, page 31
- Calling Nasim a gandu and declaring a jehad against gay Muslims, he allegedly lunged at Nasim while two restaurant employees tried to restrain him.2001, Trikone - Volumes 16-18, page 20
Noun (2)
gandu (plural gandus)
- A work agreement usually involving a married man and his adult sons who take on responsibility for the fieldwork of a farm on which they all live.
- There are several variations in the organization of gandu in this area.1966, Dhara S. Gill, FAO Socio-economic Survey of Peasant Agriculture in Northern Nigeria, page 70
- He described a number of other possibilities, for example, that in the event of a father's death, brothers might continue the gandu, with the senior brother taking the father's position as head.2005, Steven Pierce, Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano
gandu meaning in Tamil
gandu in Tamil
- கெண்டை
Examples of gandu in a sentence
- 'I see you've put up a picture of Maggu Mahapatra and that gandu prince, what's his name, Tuttu...'2011, Aatish Taseer, Noon: A Novel:
- I am not here to disturb your honeymoon with that gandu-actor.2012, Shobha De, Sethji:
- Mustafa renarrativized his heterosexuality by playing gay as a way to control and test how much of a "Gandu" or "Chakka" Khushaal was.2015, Stanley I. Thangaraj, Desi Hoop Dreams, page 187:
- Hill found that in Dorayi, few married sons left gandu.2014, Paul Clough, Morality and Economic Growth in Rural West Africa:
Forms of gandu
| plural | gandus |
|---|---|
| alternative form | goondu |
Origin of gandu
From Hindustani گانڈو / गांडू (gāṇḍū).
From Hausa gandū (“large farm”).
Words formed from gandu
- librandu
- Imrandu
Questions about gandu
- What does gandu mean?
- Gandu means an arsehole, an idiot.
- What is gandu in Tamil?
- Gandu in Tamil is கெண்டை. See Gandu meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use gandu in a sentence?
- 'I see you've put up a picture of Maggu Mahapatra and that gandu prince, what's his name, Tuttu...'
- What part of speech is gandu?
- Gandu is a noun.
- What is the plural of gandu?
- The plural of gandu is gandus.
Words near gandu in the dictionary
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