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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BADMASH

From Urdu, from Persian bad evil + Arabic ma'āš livelihood.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BADMASH

badmash  [bʌðˈmɑːʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BADMASH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Badmash can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BADMASH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Badmash.org

Badmash is a Hindi word that means "naughty". Badmash.org hosts animations, sketches and video clips. Their weekly email and print-media newsletters reach over a million people. Their works have a mix of political and social satire. It was started by three friends, Sandeep Sood, Nimesh Patel and Sanjay Shah. Their weekly South Asian-themed animations — like an Indian spoof of The Simpsons opening theme, nicknamed The Singhsons — draw millions of visitors to the website. Their success has helped them earn consulting work for MTV, New Line Cinema and Sony. Their comic strip features regular characters. The regular characters include Raju, one of the comic strip creators who is a Gujarati-American Hindu, his sister Beti, his traditional grandmother, his mom, his belligerent dad and his Sikh Punjabi friend who is also one of the comic strip creators. Beti also has a Desi friend named Meena. Also, there is an old Sikh taxicab driver and two culturally removed young Punjabi-American party boys named Motu and Chotu and Raju's dark skinned friend named Vivek. The comic strip deals with racial issues involving Indian Americans in the United States.

Definition of badmash in the English dictionary

The definition of badmash in the dictionary is naughty or bad. Other definition of badmash is a hooligan.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BADMASH


apache
əˈpɑːʃ
Chuvash
tʃʊˈvɑːʃ
csardas
ˈtʃɑːˌdɑːʃ
gouache
ɡʊˈɑːʃ
Grenache
ɡrɪˈnɑːʃ
hamantasch
ˈhɑːmənˌtɑːʃ
harsh
hɑːʃ
Karsh
kɑːʃ
marsh
mɑːʃ
moustache
məˈstɑːʃ
mustache
məˈstɑːʃ
pistache
pɪˈstɑːʃ
shabash
ˈʃɑːˈbɑːʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BADMASH

badge
badgeless
badger
badger baiting
badgerly
badinage
badinerie
badious
badlands
badly
badly off
badman
badmen
badminton
badminton court
badminton cup
badminton racket
badness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BADMASH

bran mash
budmash
chumash
forearm smash
gamash
gramash
mash
mishmash
quamash
Shamash
shammash
smash
sour mash
stramash
train smash

Synonyms and antonyms of badmash in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «badmash» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BADMASH

Find out the translation of badmash to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of badmash from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «badmash» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

badmash
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

badmash
570 millions of speakers

English

badmash
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदमाश
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بادماش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

badmash
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

badmash
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

badmash
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Badmash
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Badmash
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

badmash
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チンピラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

badmash
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Badmash
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

badmash
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

badmash
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खराबमाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

badmash
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

badmash
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

badmash
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

badmash
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

badmash
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

badmash
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

badmash
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

badmash
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

badmash
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of badmash

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BADMASH»

The term «badmash» is normally little used and occupies the 109.208 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BADMASH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about badmash

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BADMASH»

Discover the use of badmash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to badmash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quetzalsong
S. Wishnevsky. of dragonhide and flutes of dragonbone, and ride their damn quetzals and do anything normal people can't stop them from doing. And nobody goes there unless they want their killing.” Badmash nodded to himself, and stood  ...
S. Wishnevsky, 2002
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Culinary Fictions: Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture
Whereas Harold and Kumar refocuses the notion of culinary gaze to render White Castle burgers as exotic fare, Badmash calls into question the culinary-cultural authority conferred upon “white” experts. The irony in this comic strip resides in ...
Anita Mannur, 2009
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Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose
MALLA No, no, Mava. She hasn't gone with him willingly. She has been kidnapped by that badmash. I am certain. MAVA Now listen, Malla. Tell me the truth in Bhudevi's name. Did that badmash kidnap your sose or has she run away with him?
K. M. George, 1992
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The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the ...
"A badmash has come to the town. Big strong man. The old headman died and this one took his place. He beats upon the fishermen and takes half of each man's daily catch. Takes their young sons ... and daughters, too ... Much shame in  ...
L. A. Meyer, 2011
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Andamans Boy
He was an Andaman wild pig, endemic to the Islands, found nowhere else. Friendly and curious, Badmash was the star attraction of the Wandoor zoo. He performed especially well when a group of schoolchildren arrived. Eager to prove to the ...
Zai Whitaker, 1998
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Colloquial Urdu: The Complete Course for Beginners
The participants are Akbar Ali and Sajid Rahim. Sajid has seen the film badmfish (villain). He is ready to express his delight over it SAJID: badmash merl pasanddidah film he. AKBAR: vo ksse? SAJID: gane bahut acd'e hE, kahani aur adakari ...
Tej K Bhatia, Ashok Koul, 2005
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Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To ...
Mohammed Ahzim Khan draws his finger across his throat, and the officer repeats "Afghan badmash, badmash, b-a-d-m-a-s-h." (desperado). This parrot- like repetition is uttered in accents so pleaful, and is, withal, accompanied by such a ...
Thomas Stevens, 2012
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The Speedicut Papers: Book 2 (1848-1857): Love & Other Blood ...
Searcy sahib said that I was to be as a shadow to thee, no matter what orders thou gave me – so that is what I did: I left the ship before it sailed, I followed thee to the iron horse, I saw the badmash tracking thee to this place and, divining thy ...
Christopher Joll, 2013
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Answered Questions
Turning around I could see that they were getting ready to begin pelting me with sticks and stones, whereupon I spun around and loudly replied; Mehera nam Ali Badmash Khan seh, twm ki a cheaei-he? Or, my name is Ali Badmash Khan, ...
Frederick Alan Casemore, 2010
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Home, Again!: A Novel of Identity, Self-discovery, and Tragedy
His wife laughed. “You'll seepurdahs when we reach Port Said.” “And a bazaar?” “That's a market!” “Who's a badmash?” “A bad man is called a badmash. I'm not a badmash. Am I?” “Of course, you're not.” She laughed genially. “And apunkah?
Dr. Ulhas R. Gunjal, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BADMASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term badmash is used in the context of the following news items.
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Extra Hindi words Added To Oxford Dictionary
In the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, there is already a host of Hindi words, including 'Angrez' (English person) and 'badmash' ... «Mizo News, Jul 15»
2
FLASH NEWS: Revealed First Look Poster Of Pawan Wadeyar's …
Dhananjay is presently gearing up for the two releases Boxer and Badmash, the promising looks of the actor will soon takeover all the top ... «FilmiBeat, Jun 15»
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A book, 50 classic Hindi songs, some questions, and many answers
Albums like Dil Chahta Hai, Don, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and select tracks from Omkara, Tashn, 3 Idiots, Badmash Company, Bhaag Milkha ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
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Police complaints authority has ex-RPI man, babu under ACB probe …
Kumbhar is a badmash." Kumbhar, however, is still a serving IAS officer. Kumbhar said, "I had taped Ramarao in 2004 while he was divisional ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jun 15»
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Director, Writer, Lyricist and Composer Vishal Bhardhwaj: Mujhey ek …
Vishal advised to stay "badmash" to be able to write witty dialogues, read books and educate yourself to write crisp screenplays and to never ... «India New England, May 15»
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Famous Bollywood characters and their reaction on Box Office loss …
6. Karan: Business karne ke liye Box Office ka badhna zaroori tha ... film achi ho na ho IPL ka bandd hona zaroori tha. (Badmash Company) ... «Bollywood Hungama, May 15»
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What Happened in Daska?
For lawyers shame on you all , are you all Badmash. nomi. 3 weeks ago. (Reply). Our police sho was soo short tempered that he preferred ... «Newsweek Pakistan, May 15»
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Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor or Sonakshi Sinha: Who is the …
Though she had done a couple of item numbers You Get Me Rocking (Billu) and Babli Badmash (Shootout At Wadala) it was with Ram Chahe ... «Bollywood Life, May 15»
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In defence of Salman Khan
Here is India's most beloved actor, no doubt a bit of a badmash in the past but an absolute hero today and the people's champion, known for ... «Daily Bhaskar, May 15»
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Vir Das set to tickle Chandigarh's funny bone tonight
Adi Chopra offered me “Badmash Company” after he watched my stand-up comedy acts. The lyrics' of my debut music album, “Bom in Live ... «Hindustan Times, Apr 15»

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