baboo
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ba·bu
also ba·boo (bä′bo͞o)n. pl. ba·bus also ba·boos
1. Used as a Hindi courtesy title for a man, equivalent to Mr.
2.
a. A Hindu clerk who is literate in English.
b. Offensive A South Asian who has acquired some superficial education in English.
[Hindi bābū, father.]
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Noun | 1. | baboo - used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
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