Gunga Din

noun — 2 senses

Gunga Din

noun

Etymology From an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling about an Indian water-carrier, Gunga Din, who saves a wounded soldier before being killed, remembered for its closing line: "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din."

Government, Military, Politics, War Dated, Slang A water carrier (person employed to carry water).

Ironic, Sometimes A person who selflessly serves another.

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