Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pagalee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-galee
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely stupid or foolish; mentally retarded.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पगला (paglā, “crazy person, madman”) and Hindi पागल (pāgal, “mad, crazy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: पागल

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pagalee (comparative) most pagalee (superlative)

Questions

What does pagalee mean?
Extremely stupid or foolish; mentally retarded.
Where does pagalee come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce pagalee

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