tharki

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India/ˈʈʰər.kiː/

noun

A lecherous or lustful person, especially a man; a pervert.

“Stop staring at me! Bloody shameless tharki.”

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nountharki (plural tharkis)

plural tharkis

  1. IndiaNorthPakistanderogatoryslangA lecherous or lustful person, especially a man; a pervert.

    Stop staring at me! Bloody shameless tharki.

Origin

  1. Hindiठरकी
  2. Englishtharki

Borrowed from Hindi ठरकी (ṭharkī), from ठरक (ṭharak, “lust, desire”).

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