Meanings
plural Bangalores
- abbreviationellipsisslanggovernmentEllipsis of Bangalore torpedo.
present singular third person Bangalores · participle present Bangaloring · participle past Bangalored · past Bangalored
- businessTo outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bengaluru.
2003, John Wallace, in comp.os.vms http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.vms/msg/ce77d22d1295d23f?dmode=source&hl=en CPQ UK's order management stuff (which I *think* covers Europe) *was* in the process of being Bangalored.
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2004, Christopher Browne, in tor.jobs http://groups.google.com/group/tor.jobs/msg/15ded27663ed52bc?dmode=source&hl=en They have gotten gored more heavily by being "Bangalored" than they perhaps deserved, but a "great fall" was certainly in the cards.
2005, Dr.Sahib.Pandit.Shri.Shri.Rainam Ji Maharaj Ji Ustad, in soc.culture.indian http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/msg/f44afa71b51ada83?dmode=source Even though your anger against Indians is justified given that you have been Bangalored by our sambhar-guzzling desi geeks Swami and Murty - who earn 1/5th your salary and ride to work on their pet elephant *Appu*, it is not fair of you to berate any and every Indian you come across.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
Origin
- Kannadaಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
- EnglishBangalore
From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). See Bengaluru for details.
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Cite this entry
Bangalore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bangalore
“Bangalore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bangalore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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