bandar log

noun

bandar log

noun

Etymology From Hindi बन्दर-लोग (bandar-log).

1

Rare A nation of monkeys; hence, (figurative) a group of chattering people.

  • Men are blood-brothers of the Bandar-log.1895, Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book:
  • That is just what the Bandar Log overlook, when they jabber about the dreadful industrial upheaval that is coming with peace.1917, Ian Hay, Carrying On:
1 more example
  • When she got to where they were she turned her face on the bander log and spoke.1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Harper, published 2013, page 2:

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