chaddi

Meaning

  1. Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
  2. Male or female underpants.
  3. (slang) A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.

Etymology

From Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī). The usage for members of the RSS is derived from the khaki shorts in their uniforms.

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