BIMARU

B3I1M3A1R1U1

noun

a person from said states.

OriginHindi बीमार →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IndiaabbreviationderogatoryinitialismsometimesInitialism of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, the poorest and least developed regions in India.
nounBIMARU (plural BIMARUs)

plural BIMARUs

  1. Indiaderogatoryethnicslura person from said states.

Origin

  1. Hindiबीमार“sick, ill”
  2. EnglishBIMARU

Word-play on Hindi बीमार (bīmār, “sick, ill”), coined by Indian demographer Ashish Bose in the 1980s.

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BIMARU. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BIMARU

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Chicago

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