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jodi

jodi noun: couple, duo, pair.

Noun

jodi

  1. (India) couple, duo, pair
    • Just over five years after coming together at the top of the Indian lineup, they already boast among the greatest-ever numbers for an opening partnership in the format. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, to many, in particular in India, are the ‘Jodi No. 1’ of the 2010s...2019 January 30, “‘Jodi No. 1’: Dhawan’s Special Post for ‘Partner in Crime’ Rohit”, in The Quint
    • For the last seven years, they have been projected as India’s political jodi number one.2021 May 6, Rajdeep Sardesai, “A political and policy blow to the Centre”, in Hindustan Times

Proper noun capitalized: Jodi

Jodi

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Jody in its female senses.
    • The baby has a name at last, I suppose if it had been left much longer Vinny, the Keeper of Cat Names, would have ended up christening it Tibbles or something. Although Tibbles might suit it better than the new-fashioned name it's been given - Jodi.1997, Kate Atkinson, Human Croquet, Black Swan, published 1998, →ISBN, page 254

Origin of jodi

Borrowed from Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) or Marathi जोडी (joḍī); possibly through Bollywood.

Words that rhyme with jodi

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Questions about jodi

What does jodi mean?
Jodi means couple, duo, pair.
What part of speech is jodi?
Jodi can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near jodi in the dictionary

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  3. jodhpurred
  4. jodhpurs
  5. jodhs
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  7. Jodie
  8. jodies
  9. jodo
  10. Jodo Shinshu
  11. Jodoigne

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