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badmash
(bad|mash)
Pronunciation:
/bʌdˈmɑːʃ/
noun
Indian
a dishonest or unprincipled man.
Origin:
from Urdu, from Persian
bad
'evil' + Arabic
ma‘āš
'means of livelihood'
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