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goondagiri

goondagiri noun: thuggery, goondaism.

Noun

goondagiri (uncountable)

  1. (India) Thuggery, goondaism.
    • Kumar said the party launched the yatra to say that what Bengaluru wants is "Modigiri and not goondagiri."2018 March 2, PTI, “BJP in Karnataka launches march to 'protect Bengaluru', says people want Modigiri and not goondagiri'”, in Firstpost
    • JL50’s Professor Mitra aka Piyush Mishra says he has never been adversely affected due to nepotism but there is an element of ‘goondagiri’ in the industry.2020 September 10, Sweta Kaushal, “Piyush Mishra on nepotism in Bollywood: ‘No Kapoor or Khan family came in my way, but dadagiri does exist’”, in Hindustan Times

Origin of goondagiri

Borrowed from Hindi गुंडागिरी (guṇḍāgirī), from गुंडा (guṇḍā, “hoodlum, hooligan”) + -गिरी (-girī, “suffix meaning ‘the act of; doing’”).

Questions about goondagiri

What does goondagiri mean?
Goondagiri means thuggery, goondaism.
What part of speech is goondagiri?
Goondagiri is a noun.

Words near goondagiri in the dictionary

  1. gooncave
  2. gooncaves
  3. goonch
  4. goonches
  5. goonda
  6. goondagiri
  7. goondaism
  8. goondas
  9. goondie
  10. goondies
  11. Goondiwindi

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