jildi

J8I1L1D2I1
/ˈd͡ʒɪldi/

adverb

Quickly.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adverbjildi (not comparable)

alternative jildy

  1. not comparableQuickly.

    If you don’t drink that tea a bit jildy you’ll miss the bus.

    1989, Anthony Burgess, “Pump”, in Any Old Iron, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, Pocket Books, 1990, →ISBN, page 277
    1 more example

    ‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot sweet.’

    1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27

Origin

  1. Hindiजल्दी“soon”
  2. Englishjildi

Anglo-Indian military slang, from Hindi जल्दी (jaldī, “soon”).

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APA

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Chicago

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