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manoos

manoos noun: a man, especially one who is unlucky or who has a tendency to complain.

Noun

manoos (plural manooses)

  1. (India) A man, especially one who is unlucky or who has a tendency to complain.
    • The foster-mother reported this to the Princess, observing that she was afraid to go near to the creature, not knowing whether it might not turn to be a demon, or a Jin, instead of a manoos or human being.1849, The Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia
    • It was thus considered disgraceful for the better classes, freemen and Hindoos, to hire them'selves for labour, and they have always avoided being employed as coolies as far as practicable, by pleading their right of “exemption as bhalo manooses or gentlemen."1860, Calcutta Review - Volume 35, page 52

Forms of manoos

pluralmanooses

Questions about manoos

What does manoos mean?
Manoos means a man, especially one who is unlucky or who has a tendency to complain.
What part of speech is manoos?
Manoos is a noun.
What is the plural of manoos?
The plural of manoos is manooses.

Words near manoos in the dictionary

  1. Manoogian
  2. Manoogians
  3. Manookian
  4. manool
  5. manoomin
  6. manoos
  7. manooses
  8. manooshe
  9. manopause
  10. manor
  11. manor house

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