bakait

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/bəˈkaɪt/

noun

A boastful, overconfident, or rowdy person who talks or acts with exaggerated bravery, often without substance; a showoff or know-it-all.

“He's just a bakait — all talk, no real skills.”

OriginHindi बकैती →
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Meanings

nounbakait (plural bakaits)

plural bakaits

  1. IndiaslangA boastful, overconfident, or rowdy person who talks or acts with exaggerated bravery, often without substance; a showoff or know-it-all.

    He's just a bakait — all talk, no real skills.

Origin

  1. Hindiबकैती
  2. Englishbakait

Borrowed from Hindi बकैती (bakaitī), a regional slang noun formed from बक (bak, “talk/blabber”) and a suffix implying boastful or exaggerated behaviour.

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APA

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

MLA

“bakait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bakait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakait.

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