nut-cut — ozdic

Collocations

2

VERB + NUT-CUT

bit

NUT-CUT + NOUN

ro

Definitions

adj

1

Roguish; mischievous.

She is supposed to travel in purdah, but at the jokes of the 'nut-cut' policewallah she discards her veil and is pleased to be addressed as 'a Moon of Paradise, a Disturber of Integrity'. Does she represent Indian womanhood?

noun

1

A roguish, mischievous person.

The cornet said: "The Begum has been asking about you; she says you look very young; quite a chokra (boy), and have a very gureeb (quiet) look, though, she dares to say, you are a bit of a nut-cut (roguish fellow) for all that."

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01

She is supposed to travel in purdah, but at the jokes of the 'nut-cut' policewallah she discards her veil and is pleased to be addressed as 'a Moon of Paradise, a Disturber of Integrity'. Does she rep

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The cornet said: "The Begum has been asking about you; she says you look very young; quite a chokra (boy), and have a very gureeb (quiet) look, though, she dares to say, you are a bit of a nut-cut (ro

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In some senses, nut-cut is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.