Meanings
- IndiauncountableThuggery, goondaism.
Kumar said the party launched the yatra to say that what Bengaluru wants is "Modigiri and not goondagiri."
2018 March 2, PTI, “BJP in Karnataka launches march to 'protect Bengaluru', says people want Modigiri and not goondagiri'”, in Firstpost1 more example
JL50’s Professor Mitra aka Piyush Mishra says he has never been adversely affected due to nepotism but there is an element of ‘goondagiri’ in the industry.
2020 September 10, Sweta Kaushal, “Piyush Mishra on nepotism in Bollywood: ‘No Kapoor or Khan family came in my way, but dadagiri does exist’”, in Hindustan Times
Origin
- Hindiगुंडागिरी
- Englishgoondagiri
Borrowed from Hindi गुंडागिरी (guṇḍāgirī), from गुंडा (guṇḍā, “hoodlum, hooligan”) + -गिरी (-girī, “suffix meaning ‘the act of; doing’”).
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