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kunjoos

kunjoos noun: a miser.

Noun

kunjoos (plural not attested)

  1. (India, no plural) A miser.
    • Must have no desire to work
      Must not mind husband being a kunjoos
      Does not mind cooking, cleaning, and having a smile on her face always1995, Simul Parikh, “Marriage Info...”, in rec.music.indian.misc (Usenet)
    • "Sala you are a kunjoos," he says. "Don't be mean. After I am going to be your brother-in-law." "Don't be presumptuous," I say.2005, Manzur Murshed, Broken Milestones, page 433

Forms of kunjoos

alternative formkanjoos
alternative formkanjus

Questions about kunjoos

What does kunjoos mean?
Kunjoos means a miser.
What part of speech is kunjoos?
Kunjoos is a noun.

Words near kunjoos in the dictionary

  1. Kunitz
  2. Kunitzian
  3. Kuniyo
  4. Kunjen
  5. Kunjin virus
  6. kunjoos
  7. Kunju
  8. kunkar
  9. kunkars
  10. Kunkel
  11. Kunkels

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