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jildi

/ˈd͡ʒɪldi/

jildi adverb: quickly.

Adverb

jildi (not comparable)

  1. Quickly.
    • ‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot sweet.’1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27
    • If you don’t drink that tea a bit jildy you’ll miss the bus.1989, Anthony Burgess, “Pump”, in Any Old Iron, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, Pocket Books, 1990, →ISBN, page 277

Forms of jildi

alternative formjildy

Origin of jildi

Anglo-Indian military slang, from Hindi जल्दी (jaldī, “soon”).

Questions about jildi

What does jildi mean?
Jildi means quickly.
What part of speech is jildi?
Jildi is an adverb.
How do you pronounce jildi?
Jildi is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪldi/.

Words near jildi in the dictionary

  1. jilbaabs
  2. jilbab
  3. jilbabs
  4. jilboob
  5. jilboobs
  6. jildi
  7. jildy
  8. jilebi
  9. jilebis
  10. Jilek
  11. Jileks

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