kunjoos

alternative kanjoos · alternative kanjus

1. Indiano pluralA miser.

   "Sala you are a kunjoos," he says. "Don't be mean. After I am going to be your brother-in-law." "Don't be presumptuous," I say.

   2005, Manzur Murshed, Broken Milestones, page 433

   2 more examples

   Must have no desire to work Must not mind husband being a kunjoos Does not mind cooking, cleaning, and having a smile on her face always

   1995, Simul Parikh, “Marriage Info...”, in rec.music.indian.misc (Usenet)

   You really are kunjoos!" Sumati complained, her Ludhiana background asserting itself in the accent she gave the Hindi word for miser.

   2007, Vivek Iyer, Whiskey's Secret, page 50