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

  • "Come and have tiffin, qui-hi, I've got to look after myself to-day."

    Miss Mapp 1903

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