pagalee

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English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Hindi पगला (paglā, “crazy person, madman”) and Hindi पागल (pāgal, “mad, crazy”).[1]

    Adjective

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    pagalee (comparative more pagalee, superlative most pagalee)

    1. (Guyana, slang, derogatory) Extremely stupid or foolish; mentally retarded.
      • 2015 March 14, @TreezyG, Twitter‎[1], archived from the original on 21 September 2024:
        My cousin is in 8th grade and he has 163 Instagram followers. How does a pagalee coolie boy like him have that many?

    References

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    1. ^ “pagalee, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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