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wallah

/wah-lah, -luh/US // ˈwɑ lɑ, -lə //UK // (ˈwɒlə) //

胡言乱语,胡说八道,胡拉,胡扯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Indian English.

    • : a person in charge of, employed at, or concerned with a particular thing: a book wallah; a ticket wallah.

Examples

  • Malcolm understood instantly that his native companion had found the ekka-wallah more communicative.

  • Mr. Fumigator-Wallah is not the least busy of the more retiring members of a war-hospital staff.

  • There may be many who will readily disagree with my disparagement of the Indian Jadoo-wallah.

  • A box wallah with his attendant coolie, staggering under the weight of a huge box of Manchester goods, hurries by.

  • "Ah, yes; but your wallah frequently falls asleep at his work," you remark to the resident.