Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Bengal, the Anglo-Indian call for a servant, one being always in attendance, though not in the room.
- noun Hence, the popular nickname for an Anglo-Indian in Bengal.
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Examples
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"Come and have tiffin, qui-hi, I've got to look after myself to-day."
Miss Mapp 1903
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