chaddi
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chaddi
- /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/ Bangladesh, India, Nepal
- [t͡ʃɐɖ̚.ɖiː] Bangladesh, India, Nepal
- /ˈt͡ʃʌ.di/ US
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Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī, “underwear”), or even directly from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ (caḍḍī, “underwear”) from Sanskrit छद्दी (chaddī), from छद् (chad, “to cover”). The political sense derives from the iconic khaki coloured shorts worn as part of uniform of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which replaced them with brown trousers in the year 2016.
noun chaddis
- Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
- Male or female underpants.
- A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh; by extension, a member or supporter of an organisation associated or affliated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Similar: swayamsevak
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Talk about this word "chaddi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chaddi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chaddi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chaddi "chaddi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chaddi.Cite this
@misc{chaddi_2026,
title = {chaddi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaddi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
