chapri

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noun

A South Asian person, usually of lower-class background, who tries to copy modern fashion trends

“Look at that guy with the cheap hair spray, what a chapri.”

OriginHindi छपरी →
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Meanings

nounchapri (plural chapris)

plural chapris · alternative chhapri · alternative chappri · alternative chhappri · alternative Chhapri

  1. IndiaInternetNorthPakistanderogatoryA South Asian person, usually of lower-class background, who tries to copy modern fashion trends

    Look at that guy with the cheap hair spray, what a chapri.

Origin

  1. Hindiछपरी
  2. Englishchapri

Borrowed from Hindi छपरी (chaprī).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

PrachiHarpic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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