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wallahs

wallahs is the plural of wallah.

Meaning of wallah

Noun

wallah (plural wallahs)

  1. (India, North) A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
    • Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.1931, George Orwell, A Hanging
  2. (UK, slang) A guy or bloke.

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Questions about wallahs

What is wallahs the plural of?
Wallahs is the plural of wallah.

Words near wallahs in the dictionary

  1. wallagos
  2. Wallagrass
  3. wallah
  4. wallahee
  5. wallahi
  6. wallahs
  7. Wallalong
  8. Wallaloo
  9. Wallaloo East
  10. Wallamore
  11. Wallan

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